English 12 Midterm Quiz

A resume is a one-page summary of your skills, education, and experience.

• True

• False

Employers usually take at least 5-10 minutes to look at a resume when they first see it.

• True

• False

All resumes should have a heading at the top of the page where your essential personal information should be.

• True

• False

Most of the time you want to use complete sentences when describing jobs in a resume.

• True

• False

When you are trying to 'sell' your skills, what is another name for this?

• Sales Pitch

• Advertisment

• Flier

• Test

What point of view should your resume be in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• Point of View What?

Another word for the Thesis Statement in a persuasive essay is called the _________________.

• claim

• position

• sentence

Statements by people who are recognized authorities on a certain issue are called:

• know-it-alls

• emotional appeals

• expert testimony

Logical appeals are appeals that deal with the emotions and feelings of an issue.

• True

• False

Planning a response to a strong opposing argument is called a _________________.