illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentthemethemessageor lessonof a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpassagethetextcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)nonfictionfacts(notfake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentthemethemessageor lessonof a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpassagethetextcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsrelatedconnectedproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsuggesttomentionor hint atcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovieeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)nonfictionfacts(notfake)excerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truephrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersupportto proveusingdetails orevidencemainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideanarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturefictionmadeup(fake)similaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesamequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainidea

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