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