MLA Formatting and Documentation Review

Plagiarism can easily be avoided by giving proper credit to the source. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Not Sure

• Only sometimes

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The author is always the first item listed in a works cited entry (unless it is not available). Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Depends on the citation style

• Only for books

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A container title is always italicized (or underlined if written by hand). Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only for online sources

• Only for articles

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Entries in a works cited list should be listed alphabetically. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• By date

• By author’s first name

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Every citation in a works cited entry should end with a period. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only if it’s a book

• Only if it’s a website

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All citations list the title of the container before the title of the article/source. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only for magazines

• Only for websites

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The title of the container is listed in italics, and the title of the article/source is listed in quotation marks. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only for books

• Only for journals

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In a citation, a comma suggests that the information to follow clarifies the part of the source before it. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only in APA style

• Only in MLA style

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When making a works cited list, use a first-line indent (paragraph indent) instead of a hanging indent. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

• Only for online sources

• Only for books

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

​ (a)   is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

• Plagiarism
• Moral
• Inquiry
• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9