MLA

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

• "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where should your MLA heading be located?

• Upper right hand corner

• Center top

• Upper left hand corner

• Left hand corner; on title line.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date
• Title of the source
• Publisher name
• You do not need to cite this source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the right format for a MLA in-text citation?

• He states, "Cats are fat (Smith 44)".

• (Smith 1987) states, "Cats are fat."

• He states, "Cats are fat" (Smith 44).

• He (p.44) states, "Cats are fat" (Smith).

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What is the name of the page you should be putting all of your full citations on?

• Citation Page

• Bibliography

• Worked Cited

• Works Cited

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

In-text citations appear where in the paper? 

• at the end
• throughout
• at the beginning
• nowhere

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9