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

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