MLA Practice

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.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

• "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (Carroll, 23)

• "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (Carroll 23).

• "Why is a raven like a writing desk," (Carroll 23)?

• "Why is a raven like a writing desk? (Carroll, 23)".

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen, 126).

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas (Austen 126)!"

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas! (Austen 126)".

• “My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings,

  ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen 126).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which font must be used for a paper to be in MLA format?

• Chalkduster

• Times New Roman

• Comic Sans

• Papyrus

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How do you write the date in MLA format?

• 8/22/18

• August 22, 2018

• 22 August 2018

• 22, August, 2018

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should the spacing be in an MLA formatted essay?

• 2.0

• 1.5

• 1.0

• 0.5

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the font size for most MLA documents?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should be at the top left of the first page of a MLA document?

• the heading

• the page number

• the title

• the first sentence

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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What is included in the first line of the heading?

• the date

• the teacher's name

• the class and period

• your name

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What are the margins of an MLA document?

• 2 inch

• 1 inch

• 1.5 inch

• 0.5 inch

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9