ProblemsarerealisticSettingisaccurateSettingcouldexistPlot isplausibleandbelievableTheme isimportantto theauthorProblemsarebelievableCharactersarerealisticElementsin a time-orderedsequenceEventscouldbe realStory isn'ttrue butcould beThemereflectsrealityCharactersareordinary,real peopleExperiencesare realisticEventsareaccurateDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysPlotcontainsconflictForeshadowingto increasecuriosityCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemCharactersresolve aproblemSettingis vividStory isbelievableProblemsarerealisticSettingisaccurateSettingcouldexistPlot isplausibleandbelievableTheme isimportantto theauthorProblemsarebelievableCharactersarerealisticElementsin a time-orderedsequenceEventscouldbe realStory isn'ttrue butcould beThemereflectsrealityCharactersareordinary,real peopleExperiencesare realisticEventsareaccurateDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysPlotcontainsconflictForeshadowingto increasecuriosityCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemCharactersresolve aproblemSettingis vividStory isbelievable

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. Problems are realistic
  2. Setting is accurate
  3. Setting could exist
  4. Plot is plausible and believable
  5. Theme is important to the author
  6. Problems are believable
  7. Characters are realistic
  8. Elements in a time-ordered sequence
  9. Events could be real
  10. Story isn't true but could be
  11. Theme reflects reality
  12. Characters are ordinary, real people
  13. Experiences are realistic
  14. Events are accurate
  15. Dialogue makes the characters appear real
  16. Author uses everyday language
  17. Setting is present or recent past
  18. Characters behave in realistic ways
  19. Plot contains conflict
  20. Foreshadowing to increase curiosity
  21. Character changes because of a problem
  22. Characters resolve a problem
  23. Setting is vivid
  24. Story is believable