ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.NonfictionFactualwritingGerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.NounA person,place, orthing.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeCharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ResolutionTheend ofa story.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.NonfictionFactualwritingGerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.FictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.NounA person,place, orthing.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeCharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.ExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.ResolutionTheend ofa story.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.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. The moral, message, or lesson learned in a fictional story.
    Theme
  2. Factual writing
    Nonfiction
  3. It ends with the letters -ing and acts like a noun.
    Gerunds
  4. What happens near the end of a story after the climax?
    Falling Action
  5. A word formed from a verb, but functions as an adjective.
    Participles
  6. Conversations between characters in a story.
    Dialogue
  7. It makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  8. A summary that does not include any opinions about what is written in the text.
    Objective Summary
  9. It express wishes, doubt, or contradictions.
    Subjunctive Mood
  10. Main character who faces obstacles.
    Protagonist
  11. It ask questions.
    Interrogative Mood
  12. It's verb form that often acts as a noun and is often preceded by the word "to."
    Infinitives
  13. The villain of a story who creates conflict.
    Antagonist
  14. She was walking rapidly. The word rapidly in the sentence is an __?
    Adverb
  15. They're used to describe a noun or pronoun.
    Adjective
  16. A clash between two opposing forces that creates the narrative thread for a story.
    Conflict
  17. A word used to describe an action in a sentence.
    Verb
  18. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
    Rising Action
  19. It expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation.
    Conditional Mood
  20. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place.
    Setting
  21. A story meant to entertain and is unreal.
    Fiction
  22. A person, place, or thing.
    Noun
  23. Narrative
    Beginning Middle and End
  24. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Characters
  25. It makes a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  26. It is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.
    Passive Voice
  27. Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
    Supporting Details
  28. The most intense part of the story.
    Climax
  29. Also known as the main idea; this tells the reader the author's main point in writing.
    Central Idea
  30. The subject is performing the verb's action.
    Active Voice
  31. The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
    Exposition
  32. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Direct Object
  33. An individual feature, fact, or item.
    Details
  34. The end of a story.
    Resolution
  35. A noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition.
    Object of Preposition
  36. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader.
    Informational Text
  37. Comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation.
    Analogy
  38. An idea or feeling that a word invokes along with its literal or primary meaning.
    Connotation
  39. Series of events in a story.
    Plot