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

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