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

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