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