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