MLA Research and Citation Vocabulary

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically

• In the order they appear in the paper.

• By length

• Randomly

How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?

• A minimum of 2

• At least 3

• As many as are used in the paper.

• A minimum of 4

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.

If there is no author, what is used instead?

• book title

• website article title

• editor's name

• page number

True or False? 
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.

• False

• True

True or False: Information that is NOT considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

A MLA in-text citation should be located:

• at the end of the sentence, before the period

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism

• Because teachers say they should

• To make a paper harder

• Students shouldn't use it

True or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True

• False

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work

• Alphabetically, by the author's first name

• Alphabetically, by the author's last name

• By publication year