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

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