ThemereflectsrealityReaderbelievesthe storyhappenedStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemSettingisaccurateCharactersseemgenuineStory is ina time-orderedsequencePlotcontainsconflictPlotcontainsresolutionEventsareaccurateStory isbelievablePlacescouldbe realPOV isusually 3rdpersonnarrativeCharactersarerealisticSetting isimaginarybutpossibleSettingis vividTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingcouldexistDialoguemakes thecharactersrealSolutionsarebelievableExperiencesare realisticProblemsarebelievableAuthorusesevery daylanguageSolutionsbased oncharacter'sactionsThemereflectsrealityReaderbelievesthe storyhappenedStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemSettingisaccurateCharactersseemgenuineStory is ina time-orderedsequencePlotcontainsconflictPlotcontainsresolutionEventsareaccurateStory isbelievablePlacescouldbe realPOV isusually 3rdpersonnarrativeCharactersarerealisticSetting isimaginarybutpossibleSettingis vividTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingcouldexistDialoguemakes thecharactersrealSolutionsarebelievableExperiencesare realisticProblemsarebelievableAuthorusesevery daylanguageSolutionsbased oncharacter'sactions

Realistic Fiction - 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. Theme reflects reality
  2. Reader believes the story happened
  3. Story isn't true but could be
  4. Character changes because of a problem
  5. Setting is accurate
  6. Characters seem genuine
  7. Story is in a time-ordered sequence
  8. Plot contains conflict
  9. Plot contains resolution
  10. Events are accurate
  11. Story is believable
  12. Places could be real
  13. POV is usually 3rd person narrative
  14. Characters are realistic
  15. Setting is imaginary but possible
  16. Setting is vivid
  17. Theme is important to the author
  18. Setting could exist
  19. Dialogue makes the characters real
  20. Solutions are believable
  21. Experiences are realistic
  22. Problems are believable
  23. Author uses every day language
  24. Solutions based on character's actions