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

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