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

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