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MLA

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the answer choice that uses correct MLA format.

a)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

b)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen," (Orwell 1).

c)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

d)

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

2.

Choose the question with correct MLA Format.

a)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens, pg 47).

b)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens 47)

c)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens 47).

d)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . ." (Dickens, 47).

3.

Where should your MLA heading be located?

a)

Upper right hand corner

b)

Center top

c)

Upper left hand corner

d)

Left hand corner; on title line.

4.

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 
a)
Publication date
b)
Title of the source
c)
Publisher name
d)
You do not need to cite this source
6.
If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

What is the right format for a MLA in-text citation?

a)

He states, "Cats are fat (Smith 44)".

b)

(Smith 1987) states, "Cats are fat."

c)

He states, "Cats are fat" (Smith 44).

d)

He (p.44) states, "Cats are fat" (Smith).

8.

What is the name of the page you should be putting all of your full citations on?

a)

Citation Page

b)

Bibliography

c)

Worked Cited

d)

Works Cited

9.
If the source is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the citation?
a)
author and page number
b)
author and book title
c)
book title and page number
d)
website title and author
10.
In-text citations appear where in the paper? 
a)
at the end
b)
throughout
c)
at the beginning
d)
nowhere
11.

Which font must be used for a paper to be in MLA format?

a)

Chalkduster

b)

Times New Roman

c)

Comic Sans

d)

Papyrus

12.

How do you write the date in MLA format?

a)

8/22/18

b)

August 22, 2018

c)

22 August 2018

d)

22, August, 2018

13.

What should the spacing be in an MLA formatted essay?

a)

2.0

b)

1.5

c)

1.0

d)

0.5

14.

What is the font size for most MLA documents?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

15.

What is the second line of a heading?

a)

the teacher's name

b)

the date

c)

the class and period

d)

your name

16.

What is the third line of the heading?

a)

your name

b)

the date

c)

the class period and name of class

d)

the teacher's name

17.

What are the margins of an MLA document?

a)

2 inch

b)

1 inch

c)

1.5 inch

d)

0.5 inch

18.

True or False.

In an MLA document, titles should be underlined.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Where do the page numbers go?

a)

at the top left corner of each page

b)

at the bottom middle of each page

c)

at the top right corner of each page

d)

at the bottom left of each page

20.
Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning. 
a)
right aligned 
b)
centered 
c)
indented
d)
single spaced