EventsareaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemThemereflectsrealityCharactersareordinary,real peoplePlotcontainsconflictSettingis vividStory isbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemPlot isplausibleandbelievableSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharactersarerealisticTheme isimportantto theauthorEventscouldbe realProblemsarerealisticExperiencesare realisticAuthoruseseverydaylanguageProblemsarebelievableStory isn'ttrue butcould beSettingcouldexistElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSettingisaccurateCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysForeshadowingto increasecuriosityEventsareaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemThemereflectsrealityCharactersareordinary,real peoplePlotcontainsconflictSettingis vividStory isbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemPlot isplausibleandbelievableSetting ispresent orrecentpastCharactersarerealisticTheme isimportantto theauthorEventscouldbe realProblemsarerealisticExperiencesare realisticAuthoruseseverydaylanguageProblemsarebelievableStory isn'ttrue butcould beSettingcouldexistElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSettingisaccurateCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysForeshadowingto increasecuriosity

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