If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.School is neveractually going toend. Even if it is,I am not going tothink about that!I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.I amgoingto fail.CognitiveDistortion.I shouldlose 10pounds.I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeI can’t help it if thequality of the workis poor, my bossmade me doovertime to finishthe project.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.I am sostupidI was only going110 miles anhour. How was Ito know thespeed limit was45?One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.My sisteris nevernice!I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.I alwaysrun late.Thinkingmistake!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!I shouldn't haveto apply tocolleges. Theyshould justaccept me.If I can't takethe class Iwant, I won'tbother goingto school.School is neveractually going toend. Even if it is,I am not going tothink about that!I didn'tcomplete amajor projecton time.It isn'ta big dealI ruined mypresentation bymispronouncingthat word.He keepslooking at hisphone; I mustbe boring totalk to.Shethinks sheis betterthan me.My brotherand I shouldbe treatedthe same!I feel guilty,so I musthave donesomethingbad.I amgoingto fail.CognitiveDistortion.I shouldlose 10pounds.I didn't getinto thatcollege. Iwon't get intoany collegeI can’t help it if thequality of the workis poor, my bossmade me doovertime to finishthe project.My friends geta lot of A's. I amnot as smart asthey are, I getmore B's.I am sostupidI was only going110 miles anhour. How was Ito know thespeed limit was45?One personleft my showearly, thatmust mean itwas no good.Theylaughed,they don'tlike me.My sisteris nevernice!I broke my phone. Ithad my friend'snumber in it, Peopleare going to think Ihate them. I willprobably never talk toany of my friendsagain.I alwaysrun late.Thinkingmistake!Why are youunhappy? Isit somethingI did. It mustbe!I shouldn't haveto apply tocolleges. Theyshould justaccept me.

Thinking Trap Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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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O
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B
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B
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G
5
G
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N
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N
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O
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I
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I
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I
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O
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B
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B
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G
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O
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I
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I
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G
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N
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G
  1. O-If I can't take the class I want, I won't bother going to school.
  2. B-School is never actually going to end. Even if it is, I am not going to think about that!
  3. B-I didn't complete a major project on time.It isn't a big deal
  4. G-I ruined my presentation by mispronouncing that word.
  5. G-He keeps looking at his phone; I must be boring to talk to.
  6. N-She thinks she is better than me.
  7. N-My brother and I should be treated the same!
  8. O-I feel guilty, so I must have done something bad.
  9. I-I am going to fail.
  10. I-Cognitive Distortion.
  11. I-I should lose 10 pounds.
  12. O-I didn't get into that college. I won't get into any college
  13. B-I can’t help it if the quality of the work is poor, my boss made me do overtime to finish the project.
  14. B-My friends get a lot of A's. I am not as smart as they are, I get more B's.
  15. G-I am so stupid
  16. O-I was only going 110 miles an hour. How was I to know the speed limit was 45?
  17. I-One person left my show early, that must mean it was no good.
  18. I-They laughed, they don't like me.
  19. G-My sister is never nice!
  20. N-I broke my phone. It had my friend's number in it, People are going to think I hate them. I will probably never talk to any of my friends again.
  21. B-I always run late.
  22. O-Thinking mistake!
  23. N-Why are you unhappy? Is it something I did. It must be!
  24. G-I shouldn't have to apply to colleges. They should just accept me.