R.A.F.T.S.
Figurative Language
Test taking Stratagies
Vocabulary
Mixed
100
The R in RAFTS means this.
What is role?
100
a comparison using like or as.
What is simile?
100
Get a lot of this the night before.
What is sleep?
100
To continue or to stay.
What is linger?
100
To search for general information, read fast, and leave out large chunks of info.
What is skim?
200
The A in RAFTS means this.
What is audience?
200
A comparison that doesn't use like or as
What is metaphor?
200
Use a highlighter to do this.
What is highlight?
200
In harmony or agreement.
What is unison?
200
Words that are sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
The F in RAFTS means this.
What is format?
300
The repetition of the first letter or sound of a word.
What is alliteration?
300
The process of taking out bad answers.
What is process of elimination?
300
To shake in a rapid movement.
What is quiver?
300
To search for specific information and not become distracted by unrelated words.
What is scan?
400
The T in RAFTS means this.
What is theme?
400
Gives non human things human characteristics.
What is personification?
400
Eat this the morning of the test.
What is a good breakfast?
400
Stout or overweight.
What is portly?
400
The repetition of the sounds in the end of a word.
What is rhyme?
500
The S in RAFTS means this.
What is strong words?
500
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
500
Don't rush and do this.
What is use your time wisely?
500
To do bashfully.
What is sheepishly?
500
The lines of a poem.
What is stanzas?