MLA Quiz

MLA stands for ______ ________ ___________

Proper MLA citations do four things: (mark all that are correct)

• help curious readers retrace your research steps

• help you build credibility and be more likely to win your argument

• give credit to the people who have done the work you are talking about

• allow you to avoid a charge of plagiarism

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CCSS.W.6.8

Parenthetical notation is another way of saying

• bibliography

• reference note

• in-text citation

• highlighting note

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Anything that does not come from you must be cited in your essay.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.8

The works cited is always in the middle of the essay.

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.6.8

What is wrong with this citation: (mark all that are correct)

"I like girls, girls..." (Bieber, p. 185).

• the period is in the wrong place

• the comma should not be included

• the p. is not needed

• quotation marks are not needed

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CCSS.L.6.2A

​ (a)   is the recommended font style and ​ (b)   is the recommended font size.

• Times New Roman
• 12 pt

Which in-text citation is correct? 

• This point has been argued before (Frye 197). 
• This point has been argued before. (Frye 197). 
• This point has been argued before (Gleen Frye 197).
• This point has been argued before (Frye, 197). 

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CCSS.L.6.2A

What kind of spacing should an MLA formatted paper have?

• Single
• Double
• 1.5
• Multiple

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CCSS.W.6.2A

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism
• Because teachers say they should
• To make a paper harder
• Students shouldn't use it

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CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.8