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