similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint atpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencecausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)suggesttomentionor hint atpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventspassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storynonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpoints

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