quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienonfictionfacts(notfake)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsuggesttomentionor hint atsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureclaima statementthatsomethingis truecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textthemethemessageor lessonof a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethergenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienonfictionfacts(notfake)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsuggesttomentionor hint atsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidenceexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypassagethetextsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureclaima statementthatsomethingis truecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidea

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