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

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