differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioneffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnectedfictionmadeup(fake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssuggesttomentionor hint atclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedpassagethetextgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioneffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnectedfictionmadeup(fake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssuggesttomentionor hint atclaima statementthatsomethingis truedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesupportto proveusingdetails orevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanonfictionfacts(notfake)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedpassagethetextgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a text

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