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