passagethetextillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint ateffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydetailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)passagethetextillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedrelatedconnecteddifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theprooffictionmadeup(fake)suggesttomentionor hint ateffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidenceeventswhathappensin a story- actionscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenclaima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storydetailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)

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