captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)centralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsuggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happeneventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnectedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)centralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsuggesttomentionor hint atdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceclaima statementthatsomethingis truenonfictionfacts(notfake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethernarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storysummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happeneventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a textgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemerelatedconnected

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