MLA Review

1. When the author of a webpage source is unknown, the piece of information that must appear as the in-text citation is

• the website name.
• the website name and page number OR the group name (if available) and page number
• the webpage name OR the group name (if available)
• the webpage name and page number.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2. All of the following pieces of information can appear in an in-text citation under specific circumstances EXCEPT the

• volume and issue number of a source
• author’s last name.
• webpage name.
• article title.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3. Works Cited Page entries are alphabetized by

• the authors’ last names.
• the titles of the works.
• the order in which they were retrieved.
• the first letter of each source entry.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4. Which of the following pieces of information in a Works Cited Page entry must be italicized?

• The article title
• The periodical name (newspaper, magazine, or academic journal)
• The date of publication
• The URL

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5. Which of the following is a correct in-text citation for a direct quote from the webpage "Henry David Thoreau" on the Academy of American Poets website?

• ("Henry David Thoreau")
• (Academy of American Poets)
• (Thoreau)
• ("Henry David Thoreau" 1)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6. Which of the following is the correct in-text citation for a paraphrase of information from page 54 of the journal article "Gatsby's Prime Dream: The Diminishment of the Self-Made Man in the Tribal Twenties" by Jeffrey Louis Decker?

• (Jeffrey Louis Decker 54)
• (Decker 54)
• (Decker p. 54)
• (Decker #54)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7. What is the last piece of information you need to include in an MLA style Works Cited Page?

• URL
• Date of publication
• Access date
• Website name

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

8. How many extra lines of space are there between the title and the first paragraph?

• Zero
• One
• Two
• Three

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

9. How many extra lines of space are there between paragraphs?

• Zero
• One
• Two
• Three

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

10. Which alignment is correct for the four-line heading?

• Justified
• Centered
• Left
• Right

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5