Charactersbehave inrealisticwaysStory isn'ttrue butcould beAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingisaccurateSettingcouldexistForeshadowingto increasecuriosityDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realCharactersarerealisticCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemStory isbelievableProblemsarebelievableCharactersareordinary,real peopleExperiencesare realisticEventsareaccurateElementsin a time-orderedsequenceProblemsarerealisticThemereflectsrealityPlot isplausibleandbelievablePlotcontainsconflictSetting ispresent orrecentpastEventscouldbe realTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingis vividCharactersresolve aproblemCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysStory isn'ttrue butcould beAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingisaccurateSettingcouldexistForeshadowingto increasecuriosityDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realCharactersarerealisticCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemStory isbelievableProblemsarebelievableCharactersareordinary,real peopleExperiencesare realisticEventsareaccurateElementsin a time-orderedsequenceProblemsarerealisticThemereflectsrealityPlot isplausibleandbelievablePlotcontainsconflictSetting ispresent orrecentpastEventscouldbe realTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingis vividCharactersresolve aproblem

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