centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemepassagethetextsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencerelatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)centralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialthemethemessageor lessonof a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)centralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemepassagethetextsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturequotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencerelatedconnectedeventswhathappensin a story- actionsphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionnonfictionfacts(notfake)centralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideadetailsspecificexamplesorevidencenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyclaima statementthatsomethingis truedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)illustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialthemethemessageor lessonof a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviefictionmadeup(fake)

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