MLA basics

What does MLA stand for?

• Major Learning Abilities

• Major League Archery

• Modern Language Association

• Multiple Language Authority

For an essay, what size should you type every single word in?

• 8 point

• 10 point

• 12 point

• 14 point

Which is an acceptable font to use for an essay?

• Times New Roman

• Comic Sans

• Wing Dings

• Mouse Memoirs

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1D

CCSS.W.8.4

Spacing throughout the paper should be:

• double

• single

• triple

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

What are the margins in an MLA essay?

• 1/2 inch

• one inch

• one and a half inch

• two inches

Which of the following date formats is correct for MLA?

• 9/15/2020

• Sept. 15, 2020

• September 15, 2020

• 15 September 2020

The title of an essay should be

• centered and bold.

• italic and underlined.

• centered and the same size as the rest of the essay.

• underlined and larger than the body of the essay.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

Which is NOT included in the heading of a paper?

• student's name

• title of the paper

• instructor's name

• paper's due date

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

An MLA-formatted paper should include a cover page.

• True

• False

The entries in a Works Cited should be listed

• alphabetically by author's last name

• alphabetically by author's first name

• numerically by page number

• by order of importance of information used