Story isn'ttrue butcould beThemereflectsrealityCharactersarerealisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableEventscouldbe realProblemsarebelievableCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysSettingcouldexistSetting ispresent orrecentpastPlotcontainsconflictTheme isimportantto theauthorExperiencesare realisticCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realStory isbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingisaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemProblemsarerealisticForeshadowingto increasecuriositySettingis vividCharactersareordinary,real peopleEventsareaccurateStory isn'ttrue butcould beThemereflectsrealityCharactersarerealisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableEventscouldbe realProblemsarebelievableCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysSettingcouldexistSetting ispresent orrecentpastPlotcontainsconflictTheme isimportantto theauthorExperiencesare realisticCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realStory isbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingisaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemProblemsarerealisticForeshadowingto increasecuriositySettingis vividCharactersareordinary,real peopleEventsareaccurate

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. Theme reflects reality
  3. Characters are realistic
  4. Plot is plausible and believable
  5. Events could be real
  6. Problems are believable
  7. Characters behave in realistic ways
  8. Setting could exist
  9. Setting is present or recent past
  10. Plot contains conflict
  11. Theme is important to the author
  12. Experiences are realistic
  13. Character changes because of a problem
  14. Dialogue makes the characters appear real
  15. Story is believable
  16. Elements in a time-ordered sequence
  17. Author uses everyday language
  18. Setting is accurate
  19. Characters resolve a problem
  20. Problems are realistic
  21. Foreshadowing to increase curiosity
  22. Setting is vivid
  23. Characters are ordinary, real people
  24. Events are accurate