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

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