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

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