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

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