nonfictionfacts(notfake)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storydetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyclaima statementthatsomethingis truesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepassagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsuggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnonfictionfacts(notfake)solutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedfictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storydetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyclaima statementthatsomethingis truesupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviepassagethetextquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsuggesttomentionor hint atcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearelatedconnectedphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsummarya 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. facts (not fake)
    nonfiction
  2. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  3. made up (fake)
    fiction
  4. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  5. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  6. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  7. specific examples or evidence
    details
  8. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  9. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  10. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  11. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  12. a statement that something is true
    claim
  13. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  14. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  15. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  16. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  17. what a text is mostly about - the main idea
    central idea
  18. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  19. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  20. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities
  21. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  22. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  23. the text
    passage
  24. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  25. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  26. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  27. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  28. connected
    related
  29. a group of words working together
    phrase
  30. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  31. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary