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Which of the following is NOT included in a works cited page?

• Author's name

• Page numbers

• Table of contents

• Publication date

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.

What is an in-text citation?

• A reference to a source included within the body of a research paper or essay.

• A list of sources used in a research paper or essay.

• A summary of the main points of a research paper or essay.

• A footnote at the bottom of a page that provides additional information.

What is the purpose of parenthetical citations?

• To provide brief information about the source of a quote or paraphrase within the text.

• To make the text look more professional.

• To confuse readers with irrelevant details.

• To add unnecessary information to a paper.

When should you use quotation marks in MLA citations?

• When summarizing information from a source.

• When paraphrasing a source.

• When directly quoting a source or referring to a specific word or phrase from a source.

• When citing a source in the bibliography.

What is the difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

• Quoting is using someone else's words, while paraphrasing is expressing someone else's ideas in your own words.

• Quoting is expressing someone else's ideas in your own words, while paraphrasing is using someone else's words.

• Quoting is expressing someone else's words in your own words, while paraphrasing is using someone else's ideas.

• Quoting is using someone else's ideas, while paraphrasing is expressing someone else's words in your own words.

When citing direct quotes, you need to provide in-text MLA citations. Which of the following is a correct in-text MLA citation?

• "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul" (77).

• I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul (77).

• "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul (77)."

• "I feel that Spring is coming. I feel it in my whole body and soul. (77)"

At the beginning of the novel, Coraline watches a television show on "animals, birds, and insects which disguised themselves"_______________ This small detail connects to the book's bigger theme of identity, or what makes us who we are.

Source: Coraline by Neil Gaiman, page 5. Published by HarperCollins, New York 2012:

• (Gaiman 5).

• (5).

• (Neil Gaiman 5).

• (Gaiman 7).

Force fields would completely change our lives, letting people erect cities "by simply pressing a button"_________________

Source: Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku, page 4. Published by Anchor Books, New York 2009:

• (Kaku 4).

• (4).

• (Michio Kaku 4).

• (Kaku 9).

A citation entry should be alphabetized by:

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