(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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Characterisation: how the author shows what a character is like—through what they say, do, think, and how others react to them.
Metaphor: directly says one thing is another to show meaning or emotion.
Questioning: Ask who, what, where, when, why or how to better understand the text.
Predicting: Use clues to guess what might happen next.
Synthesising: Combine what you've read with your own thinking to create a new understanding.
Simile: compares two things using “like” or “as” to create a strong image.
Text-to-World Connection: When the story reminds you of something happening in the real world—like a news story or global issue.
Inferring: Read between the lines to figure out what the author doesn’t say directly.
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Text-to-Self Connection: When something in the book reminds you of your own life or feelings.
Text-to-Text Connection: When the book reminds you of another book, movie, or TV show.
Making Connections: Link the text to your own life, other stories, or the world around you.
Personification: gives human qualities to non-human things.
Author’s Construction: Notice how the author’s choices (words, characters, structure) shape meaning and affect the reader.
Summarising: Retell the main ideas in a short and clear way.
