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

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