Eventscouldbe realThemereflectsrealitySetting ispresent orrecentpastCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingisaccurateProblemsarebelievableAuthoruseseverydaylanguageCharactersresolve aproblemStory isbelievableTheme isimportantto theauthorExperiencesare realisticStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysCharactersareordinary,real peopleSettingcouldexistPlot isplausibleandbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSettingis vividPlotcontainsconflictEventsareaccurateForeshadowingto increasecuriosityProblemsarerealisticCharactersarerealisticEventscouldbe realThemereflectsrealitySetting ispresent orrecentpastCharacterchangesbecause ofa problemDialoguemakes thecharactersappear realSettingisaccurateProblemsarebelievableAuthoruseseverydaylanguageCharactersresolve aproblemStory isbelievableTheme isimportantto theauthorExperiencesare realisticStory isn'ttrue butcould beCharactersbehave inrealisticwaysCharactersareordinary,real peopleSettingcouldexistPlot isplausibleandbelievableElementsin a time-orderedsequenceSettingis vividPlotcontainsconflictEventsareaccurateForeshadowingto increasecuriosityProblemsarerealisticCharactersarerealistic

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