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WorksheetsLibrary Skills 3rd 9 Weeks Review: Works Cited- I-Search Paper
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 26mins
What is the spacing of your Works Cited page?
Single
1.25"
Double
1.5"
What information do you include if there is no known author of a website?
Publication date
Title of the Article
Publisher name
You do not need to cite this source
How is the Works Cited page arranged?
Alphabetically, by title of the work
Alphabetically, by the author's first name
Alphabetically, by the author's last name
By publication year
What is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?
Reference Page
Sources
Bibliography
Works Cited
Which of the following should my title be?
Bolded
Centered
Underlined
all of the above are correct
Which part of an MLA citation should be in quotation marks?
Title of article
Title of website
Publisher
Date
The author's name should be arranged...
First name, last name
Last name, first name
Last name only
First name only
Which of the following author names is correctly formatted for an MLA works cited page?
Gary Johnson
Gary, Johnson
Johnson Gary
Johnson, Gary
Hanging indent is when everything is indented except for
the last line
the first line
the second line
the second and third line
Which title is capitalized correctly?
china's left behind children
China's left behind Children
China's Left behind children
China's Left Behind Children
Which author's name should come first on the works cited page:
Jenny Douglas
Eric Hunter
Greg Harper
Dee Thomas
How many sources are required in a Works Cited page?
A minimum of 2
At least 3
A minimum of 4
As many as are used in the paper or presentation
The reason a hanging indent is helpful is because
It makes the Works Cited page attractive
It makes the first word of each entry stand out
It improves a student's technology skills
It makes citations look like paragraphs
If my citation has no author
the title is preceded by 5 dash marks
the citation is indented 5 spaces
citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page
the citation begins with the title at the left margin
Why is the works cited page in the image incorrect?
The "Works Cited" heading is centered
It is not alphabetized
The spacing is incorrect.
It includes too much information
What is missing from this Works Cited entry?
Author
URL
Date
Publisher
Identify the Publisher.
The Washington Post
WP Company
WP Co.
Washington Post
Where is the mistake in this citation?
The Publisher
The Title
The Author
The URL
What is the font size for most MLA documents?
10
12
14
16
What's essential when you're deciding on a research topic?
that you like the topic
that there's a website on the topic
that there's a lot of videos on the topic
that no one has heard of the topic
You are doing research in a large library. What source would you not expect to find there?
an encyclopedia
the internet
old letters
journal articles
Which website would be considered the most credible?
one sponsored by a club
one sponsored by a college
one sponsored by a person
one sponsored by a store
What is the purpose of the bibliography?
To define words the reader may not know.
To tell the reader where to find specific ideas in your paper.
To tell where your facts and quotes came from.
To give credit to your librarian for helping you.
Why would you do pre-search?
to evaluate possible research topics
to judge the credibility of sources
to provide a list of sources used
to organize your thoughts
When should you cite a source?
each time you write an idea that is your own
each time you write a fact or idea that's not your own
each time you write a word that a reader may not know
each time you include your own photo or drawing
How do you show that a sentence is a quote from another source?
underline it
put it in boldface
put it in italics
surround it with quotation marks
Which statement is true?
If you quote less than three lines from a book, you don't have to cite it.
If you quote information from the web site, you don't have to cite it.
If you quote information from a print or digital source, you must cite it.
If you cite your opinion in your research paper, you must cite it.
In a works cited, you list
every source that you mentioned in a paper.
only the sources that you found online.
only the books that you used to write a paper.
ideas that you came up with by yourself.
A works cited helps your readers by
explaining why you wrote the paper.
restating the thesis of your paper.
allowing them to use your sources to do their own research.
allowing them to plagiarize your sources in their own papers.
Which of the following should you put in a works cited page if you included them in a paper?
statistics
pictures
other author's opinions
all of the above
Below is a citation for an book with one author. Identify the publisher.
Naruto, Jaycee. The Moon at Noon. Cylinder, 2009.
Jaycee
Naruto
Cylinder
The Moon at Noon
Below is a citation for a web article. Identify the name of the article.
Kirkman, Kim. "Revenge of the Spinach." Foodie, 18 Mar., 2014, foodiemage.com/revenge-of-spinach. Accessed 12 May 2016.
"Revenge of the Spinach."
Foodie.
Kirkman, Kim.
foodiemag.com/revenge-of-spinach
using different words to say the same idea *
cite
analyze
paraphrase
summarize
Which author's name should come first on the works cited page?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edgar Allen Poe
J.K. Rowling
Jules Verne
Why do we need a works cited page?
Because Ms. Merritt says so.
To add length to your essay.
To stress out students.
To allow your reader to track down the sources you used by citing them accurately.
When citing a website, MLA requires the URL to be included.
True
False
According to the citation below, what page can the article be found on?
Jones, Beverly. "Hollywood Producer Linda Obst Expects Record Profits for Summer of 2002". Good Housekeeping,
16 Apr. 2004, p. 10
16
2002
2003
10
Where is a works cited page located in an essay?
Beginning, the first page.
Middle, to break up body paragraphs.
End, the last page.
MLA stands for:
Many Liars Anonymous
Modern Language Association
My Library's Awesome
Multiple Large Aardvarks
Which author's name should come first on the works cited page?
Gary Soto
William Shakespeare
William Sleator
John Smith
A works cited should include a variety of source types when possible.
True
False
What happens if you forget to include a works cited page?
Nothing, it's not all that important.
The essay counts as plagiarism and your grade may be lowered.
