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

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