relatedconnectedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyfictionmadeup(fake)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textnonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteventswhathappensin a story- actionsrelatedconnectedgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviecentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyfictionmadeup(fake)mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethersuggesttomentionor hint atproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happengistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideapassagethetextcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturethemethemessageor lessonof a textnonfictionfacts(notfake)effectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)pointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedsupportto proveusingdetails orevidenceresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialclaima statementthatsomethingis truenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferenteventswhathappensin a story- actions

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