illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyfictionmadeup(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethememainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solveddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapassagethetextillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyfictionmadeup(fake)nonfictionfacts(notfake)claima statementthatsomethingis truecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethememainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideathemethemessageor lessonof a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)supportto proveusingdetails orevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionrelatedconnectedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsuggesttomentionor hint atcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureeventswhathappensin a story- actionsproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solveddetailsspecificexamplesorevidencegenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideapassagethetext

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