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

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