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

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