mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpassagethetextillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofpassagethetextillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenonfictionfacts(notfake)relatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesuggesttomentionor hint atsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamethemethemessageor lessonof a textfictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestion

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