excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happendetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextrelatedconnectedthemethemessageor lessonof a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsfictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happendetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextrelatedconnectedthemethemessageor lessonof a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsfictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten material

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