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

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