pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasuggesttomentionor hint ateventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpassagethetextsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnonfictionfacts(notfake)responsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideacaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasuggesttomentionor hint ateventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherfictionmadeup(fake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpassagethetextsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolved

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