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

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