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MLA-Citations & Work Cited pages

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does MLA stand for & what EDITION are we currently using to cite sources?

a)

Modern English Application, 6th edition

b)

Modern Language Association, 8th Edition

c)

Minor League Aerobics, 8.5 Edition

d)

Maniac Language Application, 10th Edition

2.

The (a)   page is where all the citations are placed at the end of any essay, project, or element that needs references cited. Always the LAST PAGE;)

3.

Check all the items below that tell how the Works Cited page must be formatted...(there are 4 correct choices)

select all that apply

a)

titled centered at the top and capitalized

b)

Double Spaced throughout

c)

1" margins all the way around the document

d)

Alphabetical order

e)

citations are numbered

4.

How should the HEADER on every page of a MLA citation document be formatted?

a)

Title of the Essay with page number and right justified

b)

Right justified with page number

c)

Last Name, First Name, page number and author's birthdate

d)

Last Name of author, page number, right justified

5.

Give me 4 core elements that a MLA citation is supposed to have in it! (HINT: there are 8, you give me 4)

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6.

What is this called? (Shakespeare, Act 1 Sc.3)

when used at the end of a sentence, paragraph, project, etc.

a)

In-Text Citation(parenthetical note)

b)

direct quote

c)

boring

d)

legally allowed to cheat

7.

We cite sources to?

4 lines
8.

What is the first 2 things you always start a citation with? (assume all sources have these 2)

a)

last name of author, first initial.

b)

publisher, location.

c)

last name of author, first name.

d)

first name of author, last name

9.

(a)   is the only citation generator that is the closest to being as accurate as a person

10.

Which Website is the best for using as an MLA guide and is free?

a)

Purdue Owl -Writing Lab-MLA Citation Guide

b)

Notre Dame Writing Lab

c)

SDSU Writing Center

d)

EasyBib

11.

Which are the 3 San Serif fonts that are approved to use with MLA citation?

a)

Calibri, Garamond, Times New Roman

b)

Graduate, Wingdings, Arial

c)

Arial, Calibri, Georgia

d)

Georgia, Garamond, Times New Roman

12.

The only acceptable FONT size when following MLA guidelines?(unless instructor specified)

a)

11.5

b)

12

c)

14

d)

13

13.

Citing sources must be used when you want to use which types of items below to support an idea, project, essay, etc.?(check all that apply)

a)

using another person's idea

b)

using a direct quote to support a point

c)

using a statistic

d)

paraphrasing anything that is NOT all the way your own

e)

an image you find on the internet

14.

When you alphabetize a Works Cited page you use the....

a)

first word of each citation(ignore THE or A, if first word, & go to next)

b)

HIT the alpha order format button on a WORD document

c)

name of the publisher

d)

2nd line of each citation, but the first word

15.

What does the element location mean?

a)

the place of publication

b)

page numbers used to cite, URL, DOI, or specific location within a certain type of citation

c)

the zip code of the location of the author at the time of citing

d)

what planet the source is on

16.

DOI stands for? (a)  

17.

The name of the formatting that happens in a citation after the first line on the Works Cited page.

a)

1 inch left justified

b)

Double Spaced tab

c)

hanging indent

d)

Centered and Justified

18.

Which order is correct for an in-text citation after a direct quote?

a)

(Dr.Seuss) "Green Eggs and Ham."

b)

Green Eggs and Ham(Dr.Seuss,11)."

c)

Green Eggs and Ham"(Dr.Seuss,11).

d)

Green Eggs and Ham." (Dr.Seuss).

19.

Which type of source makes citing them very easy?

a)

TikTok posts

b)

Blogposts from a .com website

c)

databases that are on a federal or state library website

d)

Wikipedia.com

20.

Why does learning how to cite sources matter in the REAL WORLD?

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