Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."You hearthe word"innocent"You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."You hearthe word"guilty"The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."Someoneneverparticipates.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.Someonequotes theauthor.You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hear acomment that youwould have neverthought of. and itmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."You hearthe word"innocent"You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."You hearthe word"guilty"The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."Someoneneverparticipates.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.Someonequotes theauthor.You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hear acomment that youwould have neverthought of. and itmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."

Socratic Seminar Bingo - 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. You contribute, "I would like to add..."
  2. You hear the word "innocent"
  3. You hear, "According to the author..."
  4. The teacher asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  5. You contribute, "I believe ____ because..."
  6. You contribute, "What's your evidence to prove that___...?"
  7. You contribute, "I agree with what was said about ____ because..."
  8. You hear the word "guilty"
  9. The teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops.
  10. You hear the phrase, "Prove it!"
  11. Someone zones out and has to ask for something to be repeated. Focus people!
  12. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  13. You contribute, "I found it interesting when..."
  14. Someone in the outside circle joins the conversation.
  15. You hear, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  16. Someone never participates.
  17. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  18. Someone quotes the author.
  19. You contribute, "When you mentioned _____ it made me think about..."
  20. You reference the author's words for support.
  21. You reword a close-ended question for someone so that it is more open-ended and will lead to a discussion.
  22. Someone asks a close-ended question and the conversation falls flat.
  23. You have an idea to share that gets "stolen" by someone else.
  24. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  25. You hear a comment that you would have never thought of. and it makes you think more deeply about the topic.
  26. You hear, "Yeah, but..."
  27. You contribute, "I disagree with ____ because..."