2.3.2 - L1 - MLA Citations

​MLA Citations

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​Watch this video and then answer the questions that follow. (3.38 minutes)

Multiple Choice

Why do you need to use citations?

• It shows that you are writing in an academic format

• It shows others where to find the original information

• It shows that you are crediting the original author

• All of these answers

Multiple Choice

An in-text citation in MLA style includes the author's name and the page number on which you found the information. True or False?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What abbreviation should you use if there are more than 3 authors?

• and

• etc

• et al

• ...

Multiple Choice

If you have already cited the authors in a paragraph, do you need to cite them repeatedly with their names?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What is the title you should put on the page where you list all your sources?

• Sources

• Information used

• Works cited

• Bibliography

Reorder

Reorder the following

(it is not a complete citation, I can only include 5 options)

• Last Name, First Name

• "Title of the Work"

• Versions, Editions

• Publisher

• Year

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to cite your work in 'Works Cited'?

• List by author's first name and use hanging indent

• List by author's surname and use hanging indent

• List in order used and align to the left

• List in order used and use hanging indent

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

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT true?

• Summarizing information means condensing a large amount into your own words.

• You should use your own words and sentence structures when paraphrasing information.

• Paraphrased or summarized information can still be considered plagiarism.

• There's no need to cite paraphrased information.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true in MLA?

• The title of your paper should be in Title Case (standard capitalization).

• The title of your paper should be both italicized and in bold.

• Title pages aren't required unless an instructor specifically requests one.

• The first page of your paper should include your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date.

Multiple Choice

A Works Cited page:

• Is alphabetized by the title of each entry.

• Doesn't need any indentation.

• Is a list of all primary and secondary research in the paper.

• Can include any work that relates to your paper, even if you didn't use it.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Quotations longer than five typed lines (or four lines of poetry) should be formatted as block quotations.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

We should write in an active, rather than passive, voice. Which of these is an example of passive voice?

• The meteor shower was viewed by the astronomy students.

• Becky read the book in two days.

• The narwhal swam gracefully.

• The dog ate the homework.

Multiple Choice

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically

• In the order they appear in the paper.

• By length

• Randomly

Multiple Choice

One purpose of a Works Cited page is to

• Show readers from where your information came.

• To add length to a paper.

• To stress out students

• To prove information in the paper is true.

Multiple Choice

Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:

• Alex Harper

• Jenny Andrews

• Decise Thomas

• Eric West

Multiple Choice

True or False: Google and Wikipedia are excellent sources to put in your works cited list.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Only digital sources, like websites, need to be cited in MLA format, not print sources, like books or magazines.

• True

• False