mainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thethememainideawhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideaeffectwhathappensbecause ofanother event(the cause)detailsspecificexamplesorevidencenarratorthe personor characterwho tellsthe storygenrea categoryor stories,music, ormovienonfictionfacts(notfake)summarya short retellingof a story thatonly includesthe mostimportantpointsillustrationa picture ordrawing used toexplain ordecorate abook or otherwritten materialgistwhat the textis mostlyabout - alsocalled mainideasolutionhow theproblem isfixed orsolvedthemethemessageor lessonof a textrelatedconnectedsimilaritiestraits orfacts thatare thesameevidencefactsand detailsthat supporta claim -theproofsupportto proveusingdetails orevidencepassagethetextexcerpta shortsectiontaken from abook or storysuggesttomentionor hint atresponsean answerback (or ananswer to aquestionphrasea group ofwordsworkingtogetherpointof viewwho is tellingthe story andtheir feelingsabout thecharacter(s) oreventscausewhy somethinghappens - anevent thatmakes anotherevent happencaptionthe wordsthat explainor describea pictureproblema challengeor somethingthat needs tobe solvedfictionmadeup(fake)claima statementthatsomethingis trueeventswhathappensin a story- actionscentralideawhat a textis mostlyabout - themain ideadifferencestraits orfacts thataredifferentquotationthe exactwords of aperson orfrom a textcentralmessagethe messageor lesson of atext - anothername for thetheme

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