centralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storypassagethetextdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencefictionmadeup(fake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturecentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideaevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofnonfictionfacts(notfake)problema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedsummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensupportto proveusingdetails orevidencesimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storyresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestioncentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storypassagethetextdetailsspecificexamplesorevidencefictionmadeup(fake)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a texteffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)eventswhathappensin a story- actionsgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherthemethemessageor lessonof a textmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasuggesttomentionor hint atclaima statementthatsomethingis truepointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviedifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialrelatedconnectedsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedcaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picture

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