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

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