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

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