illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenclaima statementthatsomethingis truecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)narratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storymainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storypointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventseffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)phrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentpassagethetextthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenclaima statementthatsomethingis truecaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamedetailsspecificexamplesorevidence

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