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MLA In-text Citations

Authored by Kelly Rebecca Manion

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 3+ times

MLA In-text Citations
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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It is important to include in-text citations in your writing because you need to...

Provide credit to the origin of the information

Suggest the creator of the information is intelligent

Indicate that the reader needs to learn more about the topic

Imply that the reader is not intelligent

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What punctuation is used to insert the in-text citation? 

parentheses ()

quotation marks " " 

underlining __

none 

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The in-text citation includes the first item that appears in the ___ entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name).

article

Works Cited

comments

Title

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens if your source does not include a page number, such as a website?

Make up a page number 

Put "NO PAGE NUMBER"

Do not include it

Make it Page 1 

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens if your source does not include the author's name?

Make one up

Leave it off, putting the page number only

Use the source title instead 

Use your teacher's name 

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.

Which citation is correct? 

(Revkin)

Revkin

(Clinton on Climate Change 1)

(Clinton on Climate Change 2007)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"Buffy Slays Academics." BBC News Education. 7 Nov. 2001. BBC. Web. 8 July 2008 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1642829.stm>.

Which citation is correct?

(Buffy Slays Academics 1)

(Buffy Slays Academics 2008)

("Buffy Slays Academics")

(BBC News Education)

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

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