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