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

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