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