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

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