Theme isimportantto theauthorElementsin a time-orderedsequenceProblemsarerealisticEventscouldbe realStory isbelievableSettingisaccurateProblemsarebelievableExperiencesare realisticForeshadowingto increasecuriosityAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingcouldexistCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysPlot isplausibleandbelievableEventsareaccurateDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingis vividStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemCharactersareordinary,real peopleCharactersresolve aproblemSetting ispresent orrecentpastThemereflectsrealityCharactersarerealisticPlotcontainsconflictTheme isimportantto theauthorElementsin a time-orderedsequenceProblemsarerealisticEventscouldbe realStory isbelievableSettingisaccurateProblemsarebelievableExperiencesare realisticForeshadowingto increasecuriosityAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingcouldexistCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysPlot isplausibleandbelievableEventsareaccurateDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingis vividStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemCharactersareordinary,real peopleCharactersresolve aproblemSetting ispresent orrecentpastThemereflectsrealityCharactersarerealisticPlotcontainsconflict

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