MLA Paper

MLA Paper

9th Grade - University

11 Qs

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MLA Paper

MLA Paper

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade - University

Hard

CCSS
RI.3.5, RL.4.1, RL.5.1

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which BEST identifies the correct MLA documentation style for a work with one author?
Begin with the author's last name, underlined; then the author's first name, followed by a colon.
Begin with the author's last name, followed by a comma; then the author's first name, followed by a period.
Begin with the author's first name, followed by a comma; then the author's last name, followed by a period. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which correctly describe an element of parenthetical citations?
The punctuation belongs inside the parenthetical citation.
The punctuation belongs outside the parenthetical citation .
If a short quote is used, the end quotation marks belong after the parenthetical citation. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Marcus is writing an essay about the unusal use of punctuation in Emily Dickinson's poetry. He wants to use a phrase from an outside source in one of the sentences he is writing. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of including quoted material in a sentence?
Dickinson makes unusual use of punctuation "to disrupt conventional linguistic relations" (Denman 46).
Dickinson makes unusual use of punctuation "to Disrupt conventional linguistic relations" (46).
Dickinson makes unusual use of punctuation "to disrupt conventional linguistic relations" (Denman. 46)
Dickinson makes unusual use of punctuation "to disrupt conventional linguistic relations" (Denman).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which BEST identifies the basic entry for correct documentation of a book with one author?
Main, Leslie. New York: Random House, 1996. The Age of Chivalry.
The Age of Chivalry. New York: Random House, 1996. Main, Leslie. Print
Main, Leslie. The Age of Chivalry. Random House, 1996.
The Age of Chivalry. Main, Leslie. New York: 1996. Print.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which piece of information is NOT needed for a bibliography entry?
title
publisher
copyright year
total number of pages in the book

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a quotation within a sentence does not name the author of the quotation, what information MUST follow the quotation?
title, publisher, page number
title, author's last name, publisher
title, page number where the quote appears
author's last name, page number where the quote appears (if available)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The Life and Times of Anton Chekhov by Ted Haddock
Checkhov and Russia by William E. Rogers
The Essence of Drama in Anton Checkhov by Robert Watson.
If you used these three sources for a research paper on the life of Russian dramatist Anton Checkhov, in what order would they appear on the "Works Cited" page?
Haddock, Rogers, Watson
Watson, Rogers, Haddock
Rogers, Watson, Haddock
Haddock, Watson, Rogers

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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