phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsrelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenfictionmadeup(fake)passagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofthemethemessageor lessonof a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsrelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenfictionmadeup(fake)passagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofthemethemessageor lessonof a texteventswhathappensin a story- actionsdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferent

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