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

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