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