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

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