MLA Citations Practice Articles

A article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.

Which citation is INCORRECT?

• English is cool (Roberts 33).

• English is cool (Roberts, 33).

• Roberts believes that English is cool (33).

• According to Roberts, English is cool (33).

An article called "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" that does not have page numbers. It was obtained from Ebsco. 
Which citation is correct?

• English is so cool ("Succeed"). 
• English is so cool (How to Succeed). 
• English is so cool (Ebsco).
• English is so cool, ("Succeed").

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

• True
• False

True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True
• False

Parenthetical Citations are used 

• At the end of the paper
• Within the Works Cited
• To give immediate credit to the source
• disguise the author 

Parenthetical Citations are used 

• At the end of the paper
• Within the Works Cited
• To give immediate credit to the source
• disguise the author 

Which of the following does Not need to be cited.

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

Common Knowledge does not need to be cited.  Information is common knowledge if it:

• was written by an author who is no longer living.
• information is widely known by most people
• information is found in a books
• Information is heard on tv

John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay
• No Way

Every citation has two parts.  What are they?

• artwork and music
• exact words and quotations
• an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
• an in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page.