MLA/Paraphrasing

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically
• In the order they appear in the paper.
• By length
• Randomly

One purpose of a Works Cited page is to

• Show readers from where your information came.
• To add length to a paper.
• To stress out students
• To prove information in the paper is true.

A citation entry should be alphabetized by:

• Title
• Author's first name
• Author's last name
• Publisher

Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:

• Alex Harper

• Jenny Andrews

• Decise Thomas
• Eric West

If my citation has no author

• the title is preceded by 5 dash marks.
• the citation is indented 5 spaces.
• the citation begins with the title at the left margin.
• citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page.

True or False: If you go to the "Cite this for Me" page, you can create citations for books, magazines, and primary sources.

• True

• False

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page

• "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

The author's name should be arranged

• First name, last name
• Last name only
• Last name, first name
• First name last name