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

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