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Grade 3 - NYS ELA Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  2. facts (not fake)
    nonfiction
  3. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  4. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  5. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  6. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  7. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  8. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  9. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  10. specific examples or evidence
    details
  11. connected
    related
  12. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  13. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  14. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  15. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  16. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  17. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  18. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  19. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  20. what a text is mostly about - the main idea
    central idea
  21. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  22. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary
  23. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  24. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  25. made up (fake)
    fiction
  26. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  27. the text
    passage
  28. a group of words working together
    phrase
  29. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  30. a statement that something is true
    claim
  31. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view