CharactersarerealisticStory isbelievableSetting ispresent orrecentpastForeshadowingto increasecuriosityCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysEventscouldbe realCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemAuthoruseseverydaylanguageStory isn'ttrue butcould bePlotcontainsconflictTheme isimportantto theauthorProblemsarebelievableEventsareaccurateCharactersareordinary,real peopleSettingisaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemProblemsarerealisticExperiencesare realisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingis vividElementsin a time-orderedsequenceThemereflectsrealitySettingcouldexistCharactersarerealisticStory isbelievableSetting ispresent orrecentpastForeshadowingto increasecuriosityCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysEventscouldbe realCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemAuthoruseseverydaylanguageStory isn'ttrue butcould bePlotcontainsconflictTheme isimportantto theauthorProblemsarebelievableEventsareaccurateCharactersareordinary,real peopleSettingisaccurateCharactersresolve aproblemProblemsarerealisticExperiencesare realisticPlot isplausibleandbelievableDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingis vividElementsin a time-orderedsequenceThemereflectsrealitySettingcouldexist

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