WorksheetsCreating MLA-8 Style Citations - Grades 9 - 12
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Citing Sources is important for which of the following reasons?
Because we have to give credit to the sources we use for our research.
A source list provides additional resources for your readers to follow for more information.
Citations provide a road map for exactly where we found facts, quotes, and information used in our paper or presentation.
All of the above.
All citations must include an author's name.
True
False
According to the included screenshot from the Online Writing Lab, why did the Modern Language Association (MLA) decide to move away from the typical rules for citing sources when creating the 8th version?
Because citing isn't as important as it used to be.
Because documents can now be found in a variety of locations and formats.
Because they like to change things up every once in a while.
None of the above.
According to this Title Page, what is the correct copyright date to include with your citation?
I should include all of them.
1959
1932
1968
When creating my citation for this book, the name for the publisher should be:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Wiley
John Wiley
I would use the image for the publisher.
Why are in-text citations important?
Because they point my reader directly to the source in my Works Cited list from where my fact, quote, or idea originated.
Because my teacher wants me to do extra work.
Because they prove that I conducted actual research and protect me from being accused of plagiarism.
Both answers 1 and 3.
When my source has more than one author, which is true of the citation in the source list?
I only include the first author's name.
I include both authors' names, last name first.
I include both authors' names with only the first author listed last name first. The second author is listed normally.
Authors' names aren't included in a citation.
Which of the following is true when setting up a Works Cited Page?
The whole page should be double-spaced.
The second and subsequent lines of each citation should be indented one "tab," or 5 spaces.
The citations should be in alphabetical order according to the first piece of information in each.
All of the above.
When citing an online source:
I never include the URL/web address.
I must ALWAYS include the URL/web address.
It's up to me if I want to include the URL/web address.
None of the above.
When citing an electronic source such as a webpage or online article, why is it important to include the Date of Access (the date when you found and used the item) if your source isn't well-known?
Because MLA said so.
Because online sources can change or relocate frequently, and the Access Date proves that you found your information at a specific time.
Because ALL citations need to include a date.
None of the above.
Our online Databases help us with citing sources because they provide the complete, correct, MLA-8 style citations for us.
True
False
