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

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