Question Bank

Year 10 ​Flex: Documenting Sources

​Mr McDonald

Multiple Choice

What citation style do we use at VSA?

• MLA 8

• VSA

• APA

• Chicago

• MLA 9

Multiple Select

In Year 10, what do you need to include in every assignment that involves reasearch?

• In-text citations for any sources that you quote, summarise or paraphrase

• A Works Cited page

• Captions for any images you use

Multiple Choice

True or False: Paraphrases or summaries of sources do not require citations.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the correct citation?

• "And what about my innocence? Why didn't my appeal say anything about the fact that they had the wrong guy?" (Hinton p. 121).

• "And what about my innocence? Why didn't my appeal say anything about the fact that they had the wrong guy" (Hinton, 121)?

• "And what about my innocence? Why didn't my appeal say anything about the fact that they had the wrong guy?" (Hinton 121).

• "And what about my innocence? Why didn't my appeal say anything about the fact that they had the wrong guy," (Hinton 121).

Multiple Choice

True or False?
"Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be the correct citation for a book on the Works Cited page?

• Hinton, Anthony Ray, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice, St. Martin's Press, 2018.

• The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice. Anthony Ray Hinton, St. Martin's Press, 2018.

• Anthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice. St. Martin's Press, 2018.

• Hinton, Anthony Ray. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life, Freedom, and Justice. St. Martin's Press, 2018.

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen, 126).

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas (Austen 126)!"

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas! (Austen 126)".

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen 126).

Multiple Choice

Choose the question with correct MLA Format.

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens, pg 47).

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens 47)

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens 47).

• "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens, 47).

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

Multiple Choice

What is the correct title for a bibliography in MLA style?

(English)

• Bibliography

• Works Cited

• References

• So

Multiple Choice

What is the correct title for a bibliography in MLA style?

(Chinese)

• 參考文獻

• 引用文獻

• 參考書目

• 書目

Multiple Choice

Every citation has two parts.  What are they?

• summaries and Works Cited
• exact words and quotations
• an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
• an in-text citation and an MLA reference on the Works Cited page

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• "'You're a wizard, Harry!', said Hagrid" (Rowling 72).

• "You're a wizard, Harry!, said Hagrid" (Rowling 72).

• "'You're a wizard, Harry!, said Hagrid" (Rowling, 72).

• "'You're a wizard, Harry!', said Hagrid." (Rowling 72).

Multiple Choice

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• author's name
• page number
• website article title
• website title

Multiple Choice

If the source is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the citation?

• author and page number
• author and book title
• book title and page number
• website title and author

Multiple Choice

If there is no author for a website, what should you include in your in-text citation?

• Website Name

• "Website Article Title"

• Website Article Title

• Website Name

Multiple Choice

True or False? 
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.

• False
• True

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• "Not all who wander are lost." (Tolkien 137)

• "Not all who wander are lost" (Tolkien 137).

• "Not all who wander are lost." (Tolkien 137).

• "Not all who wander are lost" (Tolkien, 137).

Multiple Choice

Select which in-text citation is PROPERLY DONE from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

Multiple Choice

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired." (Fitzgerald 119)

• "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired" (Fitzgerald 119)

• "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired" (Fitzgerald 119).

• "There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy, and the tired." (Fitzgerald 119).

Multiple Choice

A website (www.EnglishRocks.com) with a page titled English Rocks with no page numbers. 
Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is great (www.EnglishRocks.com).
• English is great (English Rocks).
• English is great ("English Rocks"). 
• English is great (website).

Multiple Choice

An article written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.
Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is cool (Roberts 33). 
• English is cool (Roberts, 33).
• Roberts believes that English is cool (p. 33). 
• According to Roberts, English is cool (Roberts).

Multiple Choice

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically

• By Date

• In the order you cite them

• A Numbered List

Multiple Choice

Where should your MLA heading be located?

• Upper right hand corner

• Center top

• Upper left hand corner

• Left hand corner; on title line.

Multiple Choice

How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?

• A minimum of 2
• At least 3
• As many as are used in the paper.
• A minimum of 4

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

What is the correct in-text citation for the following sentence from Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief?

Mr. D. tells Percy, "Young man, names are powerful things. You don't just go around using them"

• (Jackson, 2005, 68).

• (Riordan, 2005).

• (68).

• (Riordan 68).

Multiple Choice

What is the correct in-text citation for this sentence?

In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Starr notices that her voice changes when she speaks to the police

• (95).

• (Thomas 95).

• (Thomas).

• (The Hate U Give 95).

Open Ended

Fix this citation.

Title

Multiple Choice

The title of your Works Cited page should be

• Center

• Left

• Italicized

Fix the citation

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. 1999.

Multiple Choice

What two things must be corrected in the citation below:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. 1999.

• Italicize title and write author's birthday

• Italicize title and add URL

• Italicize title and add publisher

If the author's name is mentioned in the sentence, you don't need the name in the in-text citation.

Multiple Select

Check all the in-text citations that are correct.

• (Frost, 244)

• (Smith 13)

• (Dean 548)

• (Davis pg. 32)

• (harris 19)

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: If I paraphrase a quote into my own words, I don't have to cite it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Adding Words

If you add words to a quotation, you must use square brackets to indicate which words are yours!

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE: If our teacher doesn't tell us we need citations, we don't have to cite our sources.

• True, of course

• No, that is still plagiarism

This is especially useful the longer quotes we pulled from "The Most Dangerous Game."

Multiple Choice

When taking out words in a quote, you should use an ellipsis (...) to indicate.

• True

• False