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

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