Modern Language Association

Using MLA citation requirements if you have more than five lines when quoting you must use which type of quoting format?

• Short Quote
• Long Quote

True or False:
When writing an MLA style research paper you do not have to double space the entire paper including the Works Cited page. 

• True
• False

True/False
When you use the author's name in the sentence before you quote his/her words, you do not have to put his name in the in-text citation at the end of the sentence. 

• True
• False

When placing the author's name in the Works Cited format, what should it look like on the reference page? 

• Last Name, First Name. 
• First Name Last Name. 

True or False
The Works Cited page should NOT be on its own seperate page. 

• True
• False

When creating the title of the Works Cited reference page, which way below is the correct way to format it? 

• Left align the title in quotation marks
• Center the title with quotation marks
• Left align the title with no italics
• Center the title with no italics

True or False
The Works Cited page should be double spaced, and you should be careful not to skip a space between entries. 

• True
• False

When creating a hanging indent for your resource on the Works Cited page, what is the measurement that should be used to show you how far to indent?

• .2 inches
• .3 inches 
• .4 inches
• .5 inches 

What type of attention grabber can you identify in the following introductory paragraph?
“The playwright George Bernard Shaw provided us with the memorable definition ‘Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.’ The film director Woody Allen took the definition one step further: ‘Those who can’t teach, teach gym’.” Educators have received a bad rap for years because of the desire to be in the classroom inspiring young people to become life-long learners who become the next Shaw, Einstein, Aristotle etc. Instead of practicing the skills taught in the classroom in the outside private enterprise, teachers use their passion for not just the subject but the lives that have been entrusted with to foster the growth of the next generation. Being on the front lines of education requires one to have a sound devotion to the art of teaching. 

• Opening with a question
• Opening with an interesting or emotional story
• Opening with a startling fact 
• Opening with a quote

What type of attention grabber can you identify in the following introductory paragraph?
Have you ever done anything risky, dangerous or even illegal? Most of us probably have, most likely during our teenage years. As a teenager, we probably did not consider the long-term consequences of our actions. What would have happened if you had been caught when you did something irresponsible? If you have been tried and sentenced as an adult - as many today believe is appropriate - you might have ended up spending many years in prison, exposed to dangerous, hardened criminals three times your age. In a just society, sentencing teenagers as adults is  inappropriate and excessive. Teenagers must not be tried as adults. 

• Opening with a question
• Opening with an interesting or emotional story
• Opening with a startling fact
• Opening with a striking image (description)