MLA Paper Format

MLA Format 7 papers must always include 1” margins, Time Roman font, 12 point size, and lines which are double spaced.

• True

• False

In a MLA formatted paper, the hyphenation ability should be turned off.

• True

• False

The correct heading that belongs on a MLA paper are the following:

• Name/Class/Teacher/Date

• Name/Class/Teacher

• Name/Teacher/Class/Date

• Name/Teacher/Class

In which quotations are longer than four lines, you must do which of the following:

• A Indent the lines 1” within your paper

• B Add a hanging indent to set off the quote

• C Make sure and italicize the quote

• D None of the above

What are the margins of an MLA document?

• 2 inch

• 1 inch

• 1.5 inch

• 0.5 inch

According to MLA Guidelines, what should the spacing of the paper be?

• Single Spaced

• 1.5 spacing

• Double Spaced

• It doesn't matter

When citing sources, the Works Cited is listed on a separate page of the essay.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A Works Cited page is the following:

• Where the author writes his notes

• Where the author gives credit to sources used

• Where the author thanks his readers

• A works cited page is not needed in the MLA format

Headers are used in MLA format to display only page numbers of the document.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tommy is writing a paper. His teacher asked him to follow the MLA format.  What does MLA stands for?

• Modern Language

• Modern Language Association

• Modern Long Association

• Microsoft Language Association