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MLA, Parenthetical Citations, & Plagiarism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false:

These are the steps for Parenthetical Citations

1. Take the information you want

2. Put quotes around it

3. Take out the period

4. Insert the author last name and page number in the parenthesis.

5. Place period at the end.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

What is the purpose of in-text citations (aka parenthetical citations)?

a)

to establish purpose and credibility for your argument

b)

to make it easier for someone to find the original source

c)

to avoid plagiarism

d)

all the above

3.

Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is....

a)

pirating

b)

copyright violation

c)

acceptable

d)

plagiarism

4.

What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?

a)

First letter of the author's last name and page numbers

b)

Page numbers

c)

Article title and author

d)

Author's last name and page number

5.

"Twice as many people are killed from donkeys in a year than planes" (Teteak 1,227).

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

6.

The online article “The Telling Heart” explains that “Poe was a master craftsman when

it came to writing the short story.”

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

7.

"The Tudor dynasty ended in 1603" (Jones 5).

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

8.

What is the correct citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ?

a)

.(Rowling 112)

b)

("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")

c)

(Rowling 112).

d)

(Potter 112)

9.

What does the number mean in the following citation: (Allman 98).

a)

The year of publication

b)

The page number on which the information was found

c)

The author's age

d)

The number of authors

10.

When should you use quotation marks?

a)

When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

b)

When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

c)

When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

d)

To restate the main points in your own words.

11.

In “What’s Love?” John Smith claims that, “love is the biggest obsession in history" (Smith 12).

a)

Correct

b)

Incorrect

12.

What is paraphrasing?

a)

When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

b)

When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

c)

When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

d)

To restate the main points in your own words.

13.

What does it mean to summarize?

a)

When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

b)

When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

c)

When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

d)

To restate the main points in your own words.

14.

“I'm only human, and I have no doubt Spock will outlive me by many years. I can only hope that, once in a while, when people look at Spock's visage, they might sometimes think of me.” Leonard Nimoy

What is this an example of?

a)

Quote

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Summary

d)

Plagiarism

15.

Mr. Nimoy knows that the character of Spock will outlive him, however, he hopes that when people look at and watch Spock, that they also remember him as well.

What is this an example of?

a)

Quote

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Summary

d)

Plagiarism

16.

_______, "Community, Trade, and Jobs." Cambridge: Bird Printing, 1991. Print. What is missing?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Publisher

d)

Date

17.

Nimoy, Leonard. _____________ Hyperion Books: October 1996. What is missing?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Publisher

d)

Date

18.

Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. ______________, 2008. What is missing?

a)

Author

b)

Title

c)

Publisher

d)

Date