causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextrelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)themethemessageor lessonof a textsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truesuggesttomentionor hint atsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextrelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)themethemessageor lessonof a textsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truesuggesttomentionor hint atsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain idea

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