causewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnonfictionfacts(notfake)fictionmadeup(fake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedcausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happensimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storycaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea picturepassagethetextgenrea categoryor stories,music, ormoviesuggesttomentionor hint atcentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideagistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogethercentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethemesummarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointssupportto proveusingdetails orevidencethemethemessageor lessonof a textpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventsevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialsolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedmainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaclaima statementthatsomethingis truerelatedconnectednarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storyeventswhathappensin a story- actionsnonfictionfacts(notfake)fictionmadeup(fake)differencestraits orfacts thataredifferentresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestiondetailsspecificexamplesorevidenceeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)quotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solved

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