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

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