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MLA Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the MLA parenthetical citation called in writing?

(...............................)

a)

In - text citations

b)

MLA

c)

APA

d)

Citing evidence

2.

What's the MLA in - text citation for novels?

a)

(Author's First and Last Name and Page Number)

b)

(Author's Last Name and Page Number)

c)

(Author's Last Name and Paragraph Number)

d)

(Author's Full Name and Name of Novel)

3.

If I were pulling evidence from page 65 of "Rikki - Tikki - Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling, then this is the correct way to format the in - text citation:


(Kipling, 65)

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The period goes BEFORE the in - text citation.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The period goes AFTER the in - text citation.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

If I were citing from Ernesto Galarza's memoir "Barrio Boy" page number 8, how should my in - text citation look?

a)

(Galarza "Barrio Boy")

b)

(Galarza, 8)

c)

(Galarza 8)

d)

(Galarza)

7.

If I were citing evidence from page 143 of Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery," what would my in - text citation look like?

a)

("The Lottery")

b)

(Jackson, 143)

c)

(Jackson 143)

d)

(Jackson "The Lottery")

8.

There are ___________ way(s) to cite evidence using MLA.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

9.

The blended method is where you....

a)

summarize the evidence into your own words

b)

quote word for word of what the writer is saying

c)

include the in - text citation

d)

start the evidence with your own words and then blend the evidence you are using

10.

Besides "blended," what is the other method for citing evidence using MLA?

a)

There is only one

b)

Paraphrase

c)

APA

11.

You should end a sentence with a period before you include the in-text citation in parentheses.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which citation is formatted CORRECTLY?

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

14.

When you paraphrase, you are using someone's ideas, and not their exact words. Do you still need to cite your source?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only sometimes

15.

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

e)

An author's words that are summarized