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WorksheetsMLA FORMATTING - EOC RESEARCH PAPER
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following fonts is acceptable for MLA formatting?
a)
Wingdings
b)
Times New Roman
c)
Brain Flower
d)
Lucida Handwriting
2.
What kind of spacing should your essay have?
a)
Single
b)
Double
c)
1.5
d)
Multiple
3.
What should be on the first line of your header?
a)
Your name
b)
Your teacher's name
c)
The class
d)
The date
4.
Where do page numbers go?
a)
The top
b)
The middle
c)
The bottom
d)
No page number necessary
5.
What are the margins in MLA reports?
a)
.5"
b)
1"
c)
1.5"
d)
2"
6.
Which of the following fonts are acceptable for an MLA report?
a)
Times New Roman
b)
Arial
c)
Comic Sans
d)
Both Times New Roman and Arial
7.
What color should your essay's font be?
a)
black
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
8.
Should your "Works Cited" page be at the end of your essay, or on its own page at the very end?
a)
It should follow the last line after your essay body.
b)
It should be on its own page at the very end.
9.
A book with page numbers written by Lori Ratliff.
Which citation is INCORRECT?
Which citation is INCORRECT?
a)
English rocks (Ratliff 14).
b)
According to Ratliff, English rocks (14).
c)
Ratliff asserts that English rocks (14).
d)
English rocks (Ratliff, 14).
10.
A website (www.EnglishRocks.com) with a page called English Rocks with no page numbers.
Which citation is correct?
Which citation is correct?
a)
English rocks (www.EnglishRocks.com).
b)
English rocks (English Rocks).
c)
English rocks ("English Rocks").
d)
English rocks (website).
11.
A article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.
Which citation is INCORRECT?
Which citation is INCORRECT?
a)
English is cool (Roberts 33).
b)
English is cool (Roberts, 33).
c)
Roberts believes that English is cool (33).
d)
According to Roberts, English is cool (33).
12.
An article called "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" that does not have page numbers. It was obtained from Ebsco.
Which citation is correct?
Which citation is correct?
a)
English is so cool ("Succeed").
b)
English is so cool (How to Succeed).
c)
English is so cool (Ebsco).
d)
English is so cool, ("Succeed").
13.
True or False? "Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited."
a)
True
b)
False
14.
True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."
a)
True
b)
False
15.
A MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located
a)
just after the information being cited
b)
just before the information cited
c)
at the bottom of the page
d)
on the last page of the paper
16.
Parenthetical Citations are used
a)
At the end of the paper
b)
Within the Works Cited
c)
To give immediate credit to the source
d)
disguise the author
17.
Which of the following does Not need to be cited.
a)
exact words of an author
b)
Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
c)
Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
d)
Your own words and ideas
18.
Common Knowledge does not need to be cited. Information is common knowledge if it:
a)
was written by an author who is no longer living.
b)
information is widely known by most people
c)
information is found in a books
d)
Information is heard on tv
19.
John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact.
OKAY or NO WAY?
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
20.
Every citation has two parts. What are they?
a)
artwork and music
b)
exact words and quotations
c)
an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
d)
an in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page.
21.
The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important. Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.
a)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
b)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
c)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
d)
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
22.
Samantha copies a webpage into her book report and adds her own first sentence.
OKAY or NO WAY?
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
23.
Jennifer spends a lot of time searching the web. She finds a great drawing on a site. She prints it for the cover of her report and gives credit to the illustrator in her report.
OKAY or NO WAY?
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
24.
Which of these is cited correctly?
a)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings," (Wordsworth 263).
b)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." (Wordsworth 263)
c)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth p. 263).
d)
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
25.
How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?
a)
Alphabetically
b)
In the order they appear in the paper.
c)
By length
d)
Randomly
26.
When citing a website, MLA requires the URL to be included.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?
a)
A minimum of 2
b)
At least 3
c)
As many as are used in the paper.
d)
A minimum of 4
28.
When citing a source, the "medium of publication" tells the reader what?
a)
How old the source is.
b)
What TYPE of source it is.
c)
How many authors contributed
d)
Why the source is important.
29.
One purpose of a Works Cited page is to
a)
Show readers from where your information came.
b)
To add length to a paper.
c)
To stress out students
d)
To prove information in the paper is true.
30.
Abby Mourning
Ms. Smith
Digital Literacy
17 November 2015
This is an example of a what?
Ms. Smith
Digital Literacy
17 November 2015
This is an example of a what?
a)
header
b)
heading
c)
title
d)
paragraph
31.
Which of the following date formats are correct for MLA reports?
a)
11/9/2015
b)
November 9, 2015
c)
9 November, 2015
d)
9 November 2015
32.
What is the margin of your essay paper?
a)
It is the area between the date and the title.
b)
The area between the essay body and your "Works Cited" page.
c)
It is the cover page of your essay.
d)
The border around your entire paper.
33.
Your essay title should be all in capital letters.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What goes in the header?
a)
first name and page number
b)
last name and page number
c)
paper title and page number
d)
you should not have a header
35.
How do you cite a book in a parenthetical citation?
a)
"text"
b)
"text" (page number).
c)
"text" (name of book, page number).
d)
"text" (author last name pg #).
36.
What is the order of items on an MLA entry for Works Cited?
a)
Author, Article Title, Website Title, and Publisher of site.
b)
Publisher of site, Author, Article Title, and Website Title.
c)
Article Title, Author, Website Title, and Publisher.
d)
None of these are the correct answer.
37.
Which one of the following is correct for a quotation and an in-text citation?
a)
Low self esteem can be a result of negative life experiences. (Vivyan).
b)
“Low self esteem can be a result of negative life experiences.” (Vivyan).
c)
“Low self esteem can be a result of negative life experiences” (Vivyan).
d)
“Low self esteem can be a result of negative life experiences.” (Vivyan)
38.
Tommy is writing a paper. His teacher asked him to follow the MLA format. What does MLA stands for?
a)
Modern Language
b)
Modern Language Association
c)
Modern Long Association
d)
Microsoft Language Association
39.
Before Tommy begin typing his paper, he makes sure that he changes his font style and font size to:
a)
Times New Roman/11
b)
Calibri/11
c)
Calibri/12
d)
Times New Roman/12
40.
He goes to the ____________ dialog box to change the line spacing to__________
a)
paragraph/multiple
b)
paragraph/single
c)
paragraph/double
d)
paragraph/half
41.
Tommy has added the page number, what other element must be added in the header?
a)
nothing
b)
first and last name
c)
teacher name
d)
last name
42.
Tommy needs to locate a word, which shortcut will allow him to do this quickly
a)
Ctrl F
b)
Crtl H
c)
Ctrl L
d)
Ctrl B
43.
If Tommy removed a sentence from his paper, what is the short cut
a)
Ctrl X
b)
Ctrl R
c)
Ctrl V
d)
Ctrl C
44.
If Tommy cut something then place it somewhere else, what is the shortcut
a)
Ctrl X
b)
Ctrl J
c)
Ctrl B
d)
Ctrl V
45.
If Tommy make a duplicate of a sentence, what is the shortcut
a)
Ctrl C
b)
Ctrl X
c)
Ctrl V
d)
Ctrl U
46.
A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?
a)
a company
b)
a school
c)
a government agency
d)
a charitable organization
47.
Which of the following is not an example of a personal website?
a)
a newspaper article
b)
a Twitter feed
c)
a YouTube video
d)
a SnapChat photo
48.
A reliable source is
a)
biased
b)
trusted
c)
trying to sell you something
d)
google
49.
An example of a reliable source is...
a)
a print or an online encyclopedia.
b)
wikipedia.com.
c)
google.com.
d)
yahoo.com.
50.
According to MLA formatting, which of the following is correct?
a)
(Rogers 22).
b)
(Rogers, 22).
c)
.(22)
d)
(Rogers 22.)
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