summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)passagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)passagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemeclaima statementthatsomethingis truesolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialnonfictionfacts(notfake)gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidearesponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiongenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideafictionmadeup(fake)relatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storycausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain idea

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