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These bingo cards contain 26 literary terms and reading-comprehension vocabulary for 5th Grade students. The word list covers figurative language (hyperbole, metaphor, alliteration, end rhyme), narrative elements (narrator, antagonist, climax), and comprehension strategies (inference, context clues, drawing conclusions). Use these cards to review literary concepts during a reading unit or as a vocabulary warm-up before lessons on narrative techniques.

Subject:
English / Language Arts
Topic:
Literature
Grade Level:
5th Grade
Updated February 2025

Word List

  • idiom
  • imagery
  • hyperbole
  • inference
  • narrator
  • metaphor
  • opinion
  • paragraph
  • paraphrase
  • genre
  • glossary
  • graphics
  • suggests
  • 1st person point of view
  • effect
  • alliteration
  • almanac
  • antagonist
  • author's purpose
  • caption
  • climax
  • context clues
  • passage
  • effect
  • end rhyme
  • drawing conclusions

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