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