MCAS Bingo Cards
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #01
Name:
Context Clues
Prefix
Suffix
Synonym
Root Word
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Free SPACE
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #02
Name:
Adjective
Pronoun
Conjunction
Comma
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Dictionary
Homophone
Noun
Verb
Diagram
Heading
Free SPACE
Glossary
Table of Contents
Bold Print
Cause and Effect
Index
Caption
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #03
Name:
Root Word
Thesaurus
Synonym
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Free SPACE
Heading
Bold Print
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #04
Name:
Conjunction
Comma
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Diagram
Table of Contents
Heading
Bold Print
Index
Cause and Effect
Caption
Glossary
Free SPACE
Homophone
Root Word
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Synonym
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adverb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #05
Name:
Adjective
Conjunction
Comma
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Caption
Free SPACE
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Root Word
Homophone
Synonym
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #06
Name:
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
Conjunction
Comma
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Bold Print
Heading
Free SPACE
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Cause and Effect
Caption
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Homophone
Root Word
Synonym
Suffix
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #07
Name:
Prefix
Context Clues
Suffix
Root Word
Synonym
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Index
Cause and Effect
Free SPACE
Diagram
Table of Contents
Heading
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Adjective
Pronoun
Adverb
Verb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #08
Name:
Noun
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Adjective
Pronoun
Conjunction
Comma
Quotation Marks
Free SPACE
Sidebar
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Homophone
Synonym
Root Word
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #09
Name:
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Bold Print
Free SPACE
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Caption
Cause and Effect
Glossary
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Homophone
Synonym
Root Word
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #10
Name:
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Free SPACE
Personification
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Homophone
Synonym
Comma
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #11
Name:
Root Word
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Free SPACE
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Simile
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #12
Name:
Personification
Metaphor
Prefix
Suffix
Context Clues
Synonym
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Free SPACE
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #13
Name:
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Root Word
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Free SPACE
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #14
Name:
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Context Clues
Prefix
Suffix
Free SPACE
Synonym
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #15
Name:
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Verb
Noun
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Free SPACE
Metaphor
Simile
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Cause and Effect
Caption
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #16
Name:
Context Clues
Root Word
Homophone
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Free SPACE
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #17
Name:
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Free SPACE
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #18
Name:
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Adverb
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
Conjunction
Comma
Free SPACE
Quotation Marks
Sidebar
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Cause and Effect
Caption
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #19
Name:
Homophone
Root Word
Synonym
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Cause and Effect
Index
Free SPACE
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Adjective
Pronoun
Adverb
Verb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #20
Name:
Noun
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Bold Print
Heading
Diagram
Table of Contents
Index
Cause and Effect
Free SPACE
Caption
Glossary
Thesaurus
Dictionary
Homophone
Root Word
Synonym
Suffix
Prefix
Context Clues
Adverb
Verb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #21
Name:
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Synonym
Homophone
Root Word
Context Clues
Caption
Glossary
Index
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Free SPACE
Bold Print
Sidebar
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Personification
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
BINGO
ELA MCAS REVIEW • #22
Name:
Simile
Metaphor
Context Clues
Prefix
Suffix
Homophone
Root Word
Synonym
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Glossary
Caption
Free SPACE
Table of Contents
Diagram
Heading
Bold Print
Sidebar
Quotation Marks
Comma
Conjunction
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Listen for the definitions and mark your card!
ELA Power Study Sheet
Power Study Sheet
Core ELA Terms for MCAS Review
Vocabulary & Context
- Context Clues: Hints in the text that reveal a word's meaning.
- Prefix/Suffix: Parts added to the start (pre-) or end (suff-) of a word.
- Synonym: A word that means the same thing as another.
- Homophone: Words that sound the same but are spelled differently.
- Root Word: The base part of a word that holds its core meaning.
- Dictionary/Thesaurus: Tools for looking up definitions or synonyms.
Text Features
- Glossary/Index: Lists of terms or topics at the back of a book.
- Table of Contents: List of chapters at the front of a book.
- Caption: Text explaining an image or diagram.
- Heading/Sidebar: Titles or extra info boxes on a page.
- Diagram: A detailed drawing showing how something works.
- Bold Print: Darker text used to highlight important terms.
Figurative Language
- Simile: Comparison using "like" or "as" (Sweet as pie).
- Metaphor: Direct comparison (The sun is a golden eye).
- Personification: Giving human traits to things (The tree danced).
- Alliteration: Repeated starting sounds (Silly Sally sang).
- Onomatopoeia: Sound-effect words (Crunch! Pop!).
Grammar & Usage
- Noun/Pronoun: People, places, things or substitutes.
- Verb/Adverb: Action words or words that describe actions.
- Adjective: Words that describe nouns (big, blue, bright).
- Conjunction: Joining words (and, but, or).
- Comma: Used for lists or pauses in a sentence.
- Quotation Marks: Used around spoken dialogue.
Bingo Victory Strategy
Listen for teacher's keywords! If they say "comparison," check Simile or Metaphor. If they say "back of the book," look for Glossary or Index!
Master Calling Teacher Key
Master Calling Key
Teacher Bingo Resource • Page 1 of 2
Instructions: Read the Definition/Example column aloud. Students identify and mark the corresponding Term on their bingo cards.
| Ref | Term (On Card) | Definition or Example (Read Aloud) |
|---|
| Vocabulary & Context | | |
| 1 | Context Clues | Words around an unknown word that help explain its meaning. |
| 2 | Prefix | A word part added to the beginning (like "un-" or "re-"). |
| 3 | Suffix | A word part added to the end (like "-ness" or "-ly"). |
| 4 | Synonym | A word that means the same as another word. |
| 5 | Root Word | The base part of a word that contains the main meaning. |
| 6 | Homophone | Words that sound same but have different meanings/spellings. |
| 7 | Dictionary | A resource for definitions, parts of speech, etc. |
| 8 | Thesaurus | A book of synonyms used to find alternative words. |
| Text Features & Structure | | |
| 9 | Glossary | Alphabetical list of specialized terms at back of book. |
| 10 | Caption | A short description under a picture or illustration. |
| 11 | Cause and Effect | Structure explaining why something happened and the result. |
| 12 | Index | List of topics/page numbers at the very end of a book. |
| 13 | Table of Contents | List of chapters or sections at the front of a book. |
| 14 | Diagram | A drawing that shows the parts of something or how it works. |
| 15 | Heading | A title at the top of a page describing the topic. |
Master Calling Key
Teacher Bingo Resource • Page 2 of 2
| Ref | Term (On Card) | Definition or Example (Read Aloud) |
|---|
| 16 | Bold Print |