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

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