What are thestory's conflictsrevealing toyou as a truthabout life?Which locationin your bookwould you mostlike to visit? Tellus why!Choose a line from thepages you most recentlyread that revealsinformation about one ofthe main characters.What does the authorsay, and how does it helpyou better understandthe character?What'shappening inthe world of thisbook? Is this aworld you'd liketo step into?What hasconfused you, orsomething youhave wonderedabout, related toour book?If you had to tradeplaces with one ofthe characters inthe book, whowould you choose,and why?Evaluate theauthor's style.What do youlove? Whatwould youchange?What part ofthe plot do youbelieve youare currentlyreading?What would youchange if youhad the power tochange one plotevent so far?Why?Identify a characterfrom your reading.What books wouldthis character haveon his/herbookshelf? Explain.What kinds ofproblems andsolutions arepresent in thestory?What doesthis text sayabout theworld?Explain.Which characterin the book wouldhave the mostinteresting real-life social mediaaccount? Why?Identifysomething acharacter didthat made youmad. Explain.How is or hasone of thecharacters inyour novelchanged?Who is tellingthe story? Howdoes thatperspective helpor hinder you asa reader?Find a beautifulsentence orpassage.Comment on it.Is thereanyone likeyou in thisbook?Explain.What symbols doesthe author use tocreate depth ofmeaning? What doothey represent, andhow doe they revealthe big ideas in thetext?What is yourleast favoritetrait about theprotagonist?Explain.What types ofcultural orsocietal issuesare present inthis text?Name a song thatwould appear onthe soundtrackfor this book if itwere made into amovie. Explain.What literarydevice(s) doesthe author liketo use? Givean example.What is thesetting of yourbook? Does theprotagonistenjoy living inthis setting?What are thestory's conflictsrevealing toyou as a truthabout life?Which locationin your bookwould you mostlike to visit? Tellus why!Choose a line from thepages you most recentlyread that revealsinformation about one ofthe main characters.What does the authorsay, and how does it helpyou better understandthe character?What'shappening inthe world of thisbook? Is this aworld you'd liketo step into?What hasconfused you, orsomething youhave wonderedabout, related toour book?If you had to tradeplaces with one ofthe characters inthe book, whowould you choose,and why?Evaluate theauthor's style.What do youlove? Whatwould youchange?What part ofthe plot do youbelieve youare currentlyreading?What would youchange if youhad the power tochange one plotevent so far?Why?Identify a characterfrom your reading.What books wouldthis character haveon his/herbookshelf? Explain.What kinds ofproblems andsolutions arepresent in thestory?What doesthis text sayabout theworld?Explain.Which characterin the book wouldhave the mostinteresting real-life social mediaaccount? Why?Identifysomething acharacter didthat made youmad. Explain.How is or hasone of thecharacters inyour novelchanged?Who is tellingthe story? Howdoes thatperspective helpor hinder you asa reader?Find a beautifulsentence orpassage.Comment on it.Is thereanyone likeyou in thisbook?Explain.What symbols doesthe author use tocreate depth ofmeaning? What doothey represent, andhow doe they revealthe big ideas in thetext?What is yourleast favoritetrait about theprotagonist?Explain.What types ofcultural orsocietal issuesare present inthis text?Name a song thatwould appear onthe soundtrackfor this book if itwere made into amovie. Explain.What literarydevice(s) doesthe author liketo use? Givean example.What is thesetting of yourbook? Does theprotagonistenjoy living inthis setting?

Independent Reading - 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. What are the story's conflicts revealing to you as a truth about life?
  2. Which location in your book would you most like to visit? Tell us why!
  3. Choose a line from the pages you most recently read that reveals information about one of the main characters. What does the author say, and how does it help you better understand the character?
  4. What's happening in the world of this book? Is this a world you'd like to step into?
  5. What has confused you, or something you have wondered about, related to our book?
  6. If you had to trade places with one of the characters in the book, who would you choose, and why?
  7. Evaluate the author's style. What do you love? What would you change?
  8. What part of the plot do you believe you are currently reading?
  9. What would you change if you had the power to change one plot event so far? Why?
  10. Identify a character from your reading. What books would this character have on his/her bookshelf? Explain.
  11. What kinds of problems and solutions are present in the story?
  12. What does this text say about the world? Explain.
  13. Which character in the book would have the most interesting real-life social media account? Why?
  14. Identify something a character did that made you mad. Explain.
  15. How is or has one of the characters in your novel changed?
  16. Who is telling the story? How does that perspective help or hinder you as a reader?
  17. Find a beautiful sentence or passage. Comment on it.
  18. Is there anyone like you in this book? Explain.
  19. What symbols does the author use to create depth of meaning? What doo they represent, and how doe they reveal the big ideas in the text?
  20. What is your least favorite trait about the protagonist? Explain.
  21. What types of cultural or societal issues are present in this text?
  22. Name a song that would appear on the soundtrack for this book if it were made into a movie. Explain.
  23. What literary device(s) does the author like to use? Give an example.
  24. What is the setting of your book? Does the protagonist enjoy living in this setting?