AIR Review Definitions= Genres, Reading Strategies, Organizational Structures

Question 1

A brief statement of the main ideas in your own words including only the main points

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summarize

Question 2

To express someone else’s ideas in your own words without altering the original meaning

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paraphrase

Question 3

Words that have similar meanings

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synonyms

Question 4

Introduces a source of difficulty and presents an action to solve the source of difficulty

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problem & solution

Question 5

Presents the most important idea and includes supporting statements, arguments, or facts

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main idea & details

Question 6

An account in which a writer tells the life story of another person

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biography

Question 7

An account written by a person about his or her own life

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autobiography

Question 8

Presents a relationship between an initial action and the result of the initial action

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cause & effect

Question 9

A piece of writing that is not real, and it is imagined or created

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fiction

Question 10

An opinion, position, or judgment reached after consideration and logical reasoning

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draw a conclusion

Question 11

Examines how two topics are both similar and different

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compare & contrast

Question 12

Presents ideas or events in time order

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chronological order

Question 13

Writing set in a time or place with futuristic elements or a reshaped society

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science fiction

Question 14

A piece of writing based on true facts and information

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non-fiction

Question 15

A piece of fiction that is believable and could happen in real life

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realistic fiction

Question 16

Making a logical judgment based on evidence and reasoning

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inference

Question 17

Set in a specific time in history and some characters can be based on real people from the past

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historical fiction

Question 18

A statement about what you think may happen in the future

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prediction

Question 19

Words that have opposite meanings

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antonyms

Questions 19