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

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