EventsareaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemForeshadowingto increasecuriosityEventscouldbe realStory isbelievableAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingis vividExperiencesare realisticElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSetting ispresent orrecentpastPlot isplausibleandbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharactersarerealisticTheme isimportantto theauthorCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemThemereflectsrealityProblemsarebelievableSettingcouldexistCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysSettingisaccurateCharactersareordinary,real peoplePlotcontainsconflictProblemsarerealisticEventsareaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemForeshadowingto increasecuriosityEventscouldbe realStory isbelievableAuthoruseseverydaylanguageSettingis vividExperiencesare realisticElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSetting ispresent orrecentpastPlot isplausibleandbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharactersarerealisticTheme isimportantto theauthorCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemThemereflectsrealityProblemsarebelievableSettingcouldexistCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysSettingisaccurateCharactersareordinary,real peoplePlotcontainsconflictProblemsarerealistic

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