BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.ResolutionTheend ofa story.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.NonfictionFactualwritingFictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.NounA person,place, orthing.ClimaxThe mostintensepart of thestory.BeginningMiddleand EndNarrativeExpositionThe backgroundinformation on thecharacters andsetting explainedat the beginning ofthe story.ConnotationAn idea or feelingthat a wordinvokes along withits literal orprimary meaning.InfinitivesIt's verb formthat often actsas a noun andis oftenpreceded bythe word "to."ActiveVoiceThe subjectis performingthe verb'saction.SupportingDetailsReasons,examples, facts,steps, or otherkinds of evidencethat explain themain idea.DetailsAn individualfeature, fact,or item.AdjectiveThey're usedto describe anoun orpronoun.PlotSeries ofevents ina story.ConflictA clash betweentwo opposingforces that createsthe narrativethread for a story.ThemeThe moral,message, orlessonlearned in afictional story.RisingActionAll of theevents thatlead to theeventualclimax.DialogueConversationsbetweencharacters ina story.SubjunctiveMoodIt expresswishes, doubt,orcontradictions.ResolutionTheend ofa story.CharactersA personor otherbeing in anarrative.DirectObjectA personor otherbeing in anarrative.IndicativeMoodIt makes astatement.AnalogyComparisonbetween twothings for thepurpose of anexplanation.CentralIdeaAlso known asthe main idea;this tells thereader theauthor's mainpoint in writing.NonfictionFactualwritingFictionA storymeant toentertain andis unreal.Object ofPrepositionA noun orpronounanswering"whom" or"what" after apreposition.ImperativeMoodIt makes acommandor arequest.FallingActionWhathappens nearthe end of astory after theclimax?InterrogativeMoodIt askquestions.ProtagonistMaincharacterwho facesobstacles.AdverbShe was walkingrapidly. Theword rapidly inthe sentence isan __?PassiveVoiceIt is used toshow interest inthe person orobject thatexperiences anaction.GerundsIt ends withthe letters -ing and actslike a noun.AntagonistThe villain ofa story whocreatesconflict.ConditionalMoodIt expressesa conditionor ahypotheticalsituation.VerbA word usedto describean action ina sentence.ParticiplesA wordformed froma verb, butfunctions asan adjective.ObjectiveSummaryA summary thatdoes not includeany opinionsabout what iswritten in thetext.InformationalTextIts primarypurpose isto informthe reader.SettingThe location andtime frame inwhich the actionof a story takesplace.NounA person,place, orthing.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. Narrative
    Beginning Middle and End
  2. The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story.
    Exposition
  3. An idea or feeling that a word invokes along with its literal or primary meaning.
    Connotation
  4. It's verb form that often acts as a noun and is often preceded by the word "to."
    Infinitives
  5. The subject is performing the verb's action.
    Active Voice
  6. Reasons, examples, facts, steps, or other kinds of evidence that explain the main idea.
    Supporting Details
  7. An individual feature, fact, or item.
    Details
  8. They're used to describe a noun or pronoun.
    Adjective
  9. Series of events in a story.
    Plot
  10. A clash between two opposing forces that creates the narrative thread for a story.
    Conflict
  11. The moral, message, or lesson learned in a fictional story.
    Theme
  12. All of the events that lead to the eventual climax.
    Rising Action
  13. Conversations between characters in a story.
    Dialogue
  14. It express wishes, doubt, or contradictions.
    Subjunctive Mood
  15. The end of a story.
    Resolution
  16. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Characters
  17. A person or other being in a narrative.
    Direct Object
  18. It makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  19. Comparison between two things for the purpose of an explanation.
    Analogy
  20. Also known as the main idea; this tells the reader the author's main point in writing.
    Central Idea
  21. Factual writing
    Nonfiction
  22. A story meant to entertain and is unreal.
    Fiction
  23. A noun or pronoun answering "whom" or "what" after a preposition.
    Object of Preposition
  24. It makes a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  25. What happens near the end of a story after the climax?
    Falling Action
  26. It ask questions.
    Interrogative Mood
  27. Main character who faces obstacles.
    Protagonist
  28. She was walking rapidly. The word rapidly in the sentence is an __?
    Adverb
  29. It is used to show interest in the person or object that experiences an action.
    Passive Voice
  30. It ends with the letters -ing and acts like a noun.
    Gerunds
  31. The villain of a story who creates conflict.
    Antagonist
  32. It expresses a condition or a hypothetical situation.
    Conditional Mood
  33. A word used to describe an action in a sentence.
    Verb
  34. A word formed from a verb, but functions as an adjective.
    Participles
  35. A summary that does not include any opinions about what is written in the text.
    Objective Summary
  36. Its primary purpose is to inform the reader.
    Informational Text
  37. The location and time frame in which the action of a story takes place.
    Setting
  38. A person, place, or thing.
    Noun
  39. The most intense part of the story.
    Climax