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MLA Citations

Authored by Cathy Schopf

English

7th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 428+ times

MLA Citations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do you need to cite information?

to avoid plagiarism
so that a paper is longer
so that a paper takes more time to complete
so someone else doesn't steal my work

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located _________________.

just after the information being cited
just before the information cited
at the bottom of the page
on the last page of the paper

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False?
"Information that is NOT considered common knowledge needs to be cited."

True
False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

True
False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Parenthetical Citations (paraphrases) are used ___________________.

at the end of the paper
within the Works Cited
to cite summarized information 
to cite direct quotes

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CCSS.L.6.2A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Common knowledge does NOT need to be cited.  Information is common knowledge if it ______________________.

was written by an author who is no longer living.
is widely known by most people
is found in a books
is a specific fact

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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