Charactersareordinary,real peopleAuthoruseseverydaylanguageCharactersarerealisticSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemForeshadowingto increasecuriosityEventscouldbe realProblemsarerealisticDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingisaccurateThemereflectsrealityEventsareaccurateStory isbelievableProblemsarebelievablePlotcontainsconflictPlot isplausibleandbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceTheme isimportantto theauthorCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysStory isn'ttrue butcould beSettingcouldexistCharactersresolve aproblemExperiencesare realisticSettingis vividCharactersareordinary,real peopleAuthoruseseverydaylanguageCharactersarerealisticSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemForeshadowingto increasecuriosityEventscouldbe realProblemsarerealisticDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingisaccurateThemereflectsrealityEventsareaccurateStory isbelievableProblemsarebelievablePlotcontainsconflictPlot isplausibleandbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceTheme isimportantto theauthorCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysStory isn'ttrue butcould beSettingcouldexistCharactersresolve aproblemExperiencesare realisticSettingis vivid

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