gistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesuggesttomentionor hint atexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpassagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis truegistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideagenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesuggesttomentionor hint atexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysupportto proveusingdetails orevidencedetailsspecificexamplesorevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textdifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionpassagethetextnonfictionfacts(notfake)causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happenillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textnarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)fictionmadeup(fake)captionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaeventswhathappensin a story- actionspointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventssolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedclaima statementthatsomethingis true

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