MLA Citation Practice – 40 Questions

“The storm rolled in quickly, darkening the horizon” (Smith 14).

• No – The citation is missing a comma.

• Yes

• No – The quotation marks are in the wrong place.

• No – The period is in the wrong place.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

“The discovery changed the course of history.” (Johnson 77)

• No – The author’s name is not needed twice.

• No – There are extra spaces before the parentheses.

• No – The period is inside the quotation marks instead of after the citation.

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

“Her voice carried across the empty hall” (Perez 203).

• No – The page number should have a comma.

• Yes

• No – The parentheses are in the wrong spot.

• No – The period is missing.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

“The cat jumped onto the windowsill” (Nguyen 88).

• No – The quotation marks are backwards.

• No – The author’s last name should be italicized.

• Yes

• No – The page number is in the wrong spot.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

“He refused to answer the question” (Hernandez 45.)

• No – The author’s first name should be included.

• Yes

• No – There are two page numbers missing.

• No – The period is inside the parentheses instead of after.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

“The old barn leaned to one side” (Taylor 19).

• No – The citation should include the title.

• No – The punctuation is reversed.

• Yes

• No – There are too many quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

“She walked away in silence” (Olsen 33).

• No – The author’s last name is missing.

• No – The quotation marks should go after the period.

• Yes

• No – extra spaces before the parentheses.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"The evidence suggests otherwise" (Lee 56)

• No – The quotation marks are in the wrong spot.

• No – The citation is missing a final period.

• Yes

• No – The page number needs to be bolded.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

“The candle flickered in the draft” (Morgan 12).

• The page number is in Roman numerals.

• The citation should be in italics.

• The quotation is missing quotation marks.

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

“The door slammed shut.” (Adams 77)

• No – There is no page number.

• Yes

• No – The author’s last name is misspelled.

• No – The period is inside the quotation marks instead of after the citation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D