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