phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happennarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedthemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmadeup(fake)passagethetextphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethereventswhathappensin a story- actionsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happennarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)genrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectedthemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmadeup(fake)passagethetext

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