mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis trueproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsthemethemessageor lessonof a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionssuggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis trueproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsthemethemessageor lessonof a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textrelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialpassagethetexteventswhathappensin a story- actionssuggesttomentionor hint atphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or story

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