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

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