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Using MLA Style

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does MLA stand for?

a)

Middle Loser Always

b)

Modern Love Association

c)

Modern Language Association

d)

Middle Language Argument

2.

FILL in the blank: It is important to give...

a)

Kids bussin' food at lunch

b)

Proper credit to sources

c)

Proper credit to thieves

d)

Weathermen on tv

3.

Which is an example of a CORRECT parenthetical citation (in-text citation)?

a)

"WALK please!" --some random teacher

b)

Jayden was sad because of it being Monday (my brain).

c)

"The U.S. scored a 1-0 victory over Iran in a do-or-die game" (Li, 1).

d)

"And then they arrived--the ministers family and all my relatives."

4.

Where will you find a works cited page?

a)

It's not needed.

b)

In the middle of your paper.

c)

At the end of your paper.

d)

At the beginning of your paper.

5.

What does a parenthetical citation help to do?

a)

Allow the reader to imagine

b)

Allows the reader to know from which source each fact came

c)

Organizes the writing

d)

Help the reader

6.

Which of the following is an example of a DIRECT quote?

a)

"I am currently falling."

b)

"I fell hard."

c)

"I fell in love with the minister's son the winter I turned fourteen."

d)

"I fell in love with the minister."

7.

Which of the following is an example of an INDIRECT quote?

a)

"Happy New Year," the cat meowed softly.

b)

Having a Christmas dinner on Thanksgiving.

c)

Inviting the minister's family for dinner made me cringe at what they would think of my family's Chinese manners.

d)

Inviting the minister's family for dinner made me happy.

8.

A bibliography includes descriptions of each source

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

What happens if you are caught not citing your sources?

a)

You have committed plagiarism.

b)

You will not be allowed to eat lunch for 2 days.

c)

You will go to English class jail.

d)

You will be sent to the parking lot to find your sources.

10.

In your own words, write a few sentences on why it is important to always cite your sources.

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