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

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