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