Free!Metaphor:directly saysone thing isanother toshow meaningor emotion.Inferring: Readbetween thelines to figureout what theauthor doesn’tsay directly.Text-to-WorldConnection: Whenthe story reminds youof somethinghappening in the realworld—like a newsstory or global issue.Questioning: Askwho, what,where, when,why or how tobetter understandthe text.Summarising:Retell themain ideas ina short andclear way.Characterisation:how the authorshows what acharacter is like—through what theysay, do, think, andhow others react tothem.Predicting:Use clues toguess whatmighthappen next.Text-to-TextConnection: Whenthe book remindsyou of anotherbook, movie, or TVshow.Author’sConstruction: Noticehow the author’schoices (words,characters, structure)shape meaning andaffect the reader.Personification:gives humanqualities to non-human things.Text-to-SelfConnection: Whensomething in thebook reminds youof your own life orfeelings.Synthesising:Combine whatyou've read withyour own thinkingto create a newunderstanding.MakingConnections: Linkthe text to yourown life, otherstories, or theworld around you.Simile:compares twothings using“like” or “as” tocreate a strongimage.Free!Metaphor:directly saysone thing isanother toshow meaningor emotion.Inferring: Readbetween thelines to figureout what theauthor doesn’tsay directly.Text-to-WorldConnection: Whenthe story reminds youof somethinghappening in the realworld—like a newsstory or global issue.Questioning: Askwho, what,where, when,why or how tobetter understandthe text.Summarising:Retell themain ideas ina short andclear way.Characterisation:how the authorshows what acharacter is like—through what theysay, do, think, andhow others react tothem.Predicting:Use clues toguess whatmighthappen next.Text-to-TextConnection: Whenthe book remindsyou of anotherbook, movie, or TVshow.Author’sConstruction: Noticehow the author’schoices (words,characters, structure)shape meaning andaffect the reader.Personification:gives humanqualities to non-human things.Text-to-SelfConnection: Whensomething in thebook reminds youof your own life orfeelings.Synthesising:Combine whatyou've read withyour own thinkingto create a newunderstanding.MakingConnections: Linkthe text to yourown life, otherstories, or theworld around you.Simile:compares twothings using“like” or “as” tocreate a strongimage.

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