MLA Formatting

The MLA must be spaced ________ throughout.

• Alone

• 1.5

• 1.15

• Double

At the beginning of a paragraph you

• Press the spacebar 5 times

• Press tab 2 times

• Press tab once

• Do nothing

In which fonts should all MLA papers be written?

• Comic Sans/Stencil

• Times New Roman/Ariel

• Georgia/Alata

• Any font is fine

What font size should be used?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 18

What is the correct order for the header of your work?

• Your name, teacher's name, class, date

• Your name, date, class, teacher's name

• Your name, date, teacher, class

• Title, your name, date, teacher

What is the purpose of the MLA format?

• To torture high school students with a random, meaningless set of rules created by teachers for their own morbid entertainment, and to create easier ways for teachers to damage students' grades for their own sick pleasure.

• To make papers more standardized and easier to read.

What size should the margins on your paper be?

• 1/2 inch

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• Any size you choose

Which of these formatting techniques is okay to apply to your title?

• Bold

• Italic

• Underline

• All Caps

• None of the above

A list of works that you referenced in the body of your work is called __________.

• Final page

• Title page

• Footer

• Works cited page

Which nouns are correct? You may have more than one answer.

• i

• I

• mrs. helms

• Mrs. Helms