eventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolveddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencerelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)suggesttomentionor hint atquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolveddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencerelatedconnectedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetextcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)suggesttomentionor hint atquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picture

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