MLA In-Text Citation Practice
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7th - 8th Grade
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This quiz focuses on MLA (Modern Language Association) in-text citation formatting, a fundamental component of academic writing instruction at the middle school level. The questions assess 7th and 8th grade students' understanding of proper citation mechanics, including the correct placement of quotation marks, parentheses, author names, and page numbers within sentences. Students must demonstrate mastery of distinguishing between standard in-text citations and block quotations, understanding when each format is appropriate based on quote length, and recognizing the essential components of parenthetical citations. The quiz also tests conceptual knowledge about citation requirements for paraphrased material and proper terminology for citation types. These skills require students to apply detailed formatting rules while understanding the underlying purpose of academic honesty and source attribution in their writing. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying middle school English language arts citation skills. This assessment serves as an excellent formative evaluation tool to identify specific areas where students struggle with MLA formatting before they complete major research projects or essays. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity before beginning citation instruction, as guided practice during lessons on research writing, or as homework to reinforce classroom learning about proper source documentation. The quiz effectively supports standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.8, which requires students to gather relevant information from multiple sources and quote or paraphrase data while avoiding plagiarism and following standard format for citation. Additionally, it aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.1, as students must demonstrate understanding of how to properly attribute textual evidence in their academic writing.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which quote and citation is properly formatted? The information for the cited quote is the following
He was stone dead.
Edgar Allan Poe
page 85
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
If a quote is longer than 4 lines in length when typed into your essay, we call this a ___ quotation, and there is a special way to format it.
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CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
How do you properly format this quotation and citation?
I smiled- for what had I now to fear?
Edgar Allan Poe
page 87
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In-text citations are also known as...
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paraphrasing another person's ideas or words does NOT require an in-text citation.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Is the use of quotation and in-text citation correct?
In The Hitchhiker, Ronald Adams asks the mechanic, "What about hitchhikers?" to which the mechanic replies, "(half-laughing) Hitchhikers- here?" (Fletcher 95).
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Is this quote short enough to be cited normally, or should it be a block quotation?
"I stepped on the gas like a shot, That's lonely country through the Alleghenies, and I had no intention of stopping. Besides, the coincidence, or whatever it was, gave me the willies. I stopped at the next gas station."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
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