EventsareaccurateSettingisaccuratePlotcontainsconflictCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingcouldexistEventscouldbe realProblemsarebelievableCharactersareordinary,real peopleForeshadowingto increasecuriositySettingis vividCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemExperiencesare realisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableCharactersresolve aproblemSetting ispresent orrecentpastThemereflectsrealityElementsin a time-orderedsequenceAuthoruseseverydaylanguageStory isn'ttrue butcould beStory isbelievableCharactersarerealisticProblemsarerealisticDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realEventsareaccurateSettingisaccuratePlotcontainsconflictCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysTheme isimportantto theauthorSettingcouldexistEventscouldbe realProblemsarebelievableCharactersareordinary,real peopleForeshadowingto increasecuriositySettingis vividCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemExperiencesare realisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableCharactersresolve aproblemSetting ispresent orrecentpastThemereflectsrealityElementsin a time-orderedsequenceAuthoruseseverydaylanguageStory isn'ttrue butcould beStory isbelievableCharactersarerealisticProblemsarerealisticDialoguemakes thecharactersappear real

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