nonfictionfacts(notfake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solveddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truepassagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsrelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasuggesttomentionor hint atsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamenonfictionfacts(notfake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solveddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truepassagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)evidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsrelatedconnectedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasuggesttomentionor hint atsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesame

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. a challenge or something that needs to be solved
    problem
  3. specific examples or evidence
    details
  4. the message or lesson of a text - another name for the theme
    central message
  5. a statement that something is true
    claim
  6. the text
    passage
  7. the words that explain or describe a picture
    caption
  8. an answer back (or an answer to a question
    response
  9. a category or stories, music, or movie
    genre
  10. made up (fake)
    fiction
  11. facts and details that support a claim -the proof
    evidence
  12. a short section taken from a book or story
    excerpt
  13. a group of words working together
    phrase
  14. traits or facts that are different
    differences
  15. the person or character who tells the story
    narrator
  16. a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material
    illustration
  17. what happens because of another event (the cause)
    effect
  18. what happens in a story - actions
    events
  19. connected
    related
  20. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    main idea
  21. how the problem is fixed or solved
    solution
  22. the message or lesson of a text
    theme
  23. a short retelling of a story that only includes the most important points
    summary
  24. why something happens - an event that makes another event happen
    cause
  25. what a text is mostly about - the main idea
    central idea
  26. to mention or hint at
    suggest
  27. to prove using details or evidence
    support
  28. what the text is mostly about - also called main idea
    gist
  29. who is telling the story and their feelings about the character(s) or events
    point of view
  30. the exact words of a person or from a text
    quotation
  31. traits or facts that are the same
    similarities