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