CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.NonfictionFactualwritingSupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?NounA person,place, orthing.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.ResolutionTheend ofa story.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.NonfictionFactualwritingSupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?NounA person,place, orthing.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.

8th Grade ELA 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. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Characters
  2. The villain of a story who creates conflict.
    Antagonist
  3. The most intense part of the story.
    Climax
  4. Narrative
    Beginning Middle and End
  5. A summary that does not include any opinions about what is written in the text.
    Objective Summary
  6. It makes a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  7. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
    Rising Action
  8. Main character who faces obstacles.
    Protagonist
  9. It's verb form that often acts as a noun and is often preceded by the word "to."
    Infinitives
  10. It ask questions.
    Interrogative Mood
  11. The moral, message, or lesson learned in a fictional story.
    Theme
  12. The end of a story.
    Resolution
  13. It ends with the letters -ing and acts like a noun.
    Gerunds
  14. A noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition.
    Object of Preposition
  15. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Direct Object
  16. A story meant to entertain and is unreal.
    Fiction
  17. Series of events in a story.
    Plot
  18. Factual writing
    Nonfiction
  19. Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
    Supporting Details
  20. It expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation.
    Conditional Mood
  21. The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
    Exposition
  22. Also known as the main idea; this tells the reader the author's main point in writing.
    Central Idea
  23. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader.
    Informational Text
  24. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place.
    Setting
  25. It makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  26. An individual feature, fact, or item.
    Details
  27. The subject is performing the verb's action.
    Active Voice
  28. It express wishes, doubt, or contradictions.
    Subjunctive Mood
  29. Conversations between characters in a story.
    Dialogue
  30. What happens near the end of a story after the climax?
    Falling Action
  31. A person, place, or thing.
    Noun
  32. They're used to describe a noun or pronoun.
    Adjective
  33. She was walking rapidly. The word rapidly in the sentence is an __?
    Adverb
  34. It is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.
    Passive Voice
  35. A clash between two opposing forces that creates the narrative thread for a story.
    Conflict
  36. A word formed from a verb, but functions as an adjective.
    Participles
  37. An idea or feeling that a word invokes along with its literal or primary meaning.
    Connotation
  38. Comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation.
    Analogy
  39. A word used to describe an action in a sentence.
    Verb