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MLA Formatting

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The MLA must be spaced ________ throughout.

a)

Alone

b)

1.5

c)

1.15

d)

Double

2.

At the beginning of a paragraph you

a)

Press the spacebar 5 times

b)

Press tab 2 times

c)

Press tab once

d)

Do nothing

3.

In which fonts should all MLA papers be written?

a)

Comic Sans/Stencil

b)

Times New Roman/Ariel

c)

Georgia/Alata

d)

Any font is fine

4.

What font size should be used?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

18

5.

What is the correct order for the header of your work?

a)

Your name, teacher's name, class, date

b)

Your name, date, class, teacher's name

c)

Your name, date, teacher, class

d)

Title, your name, date, teacher

6.

What is the purpose of the MLA format?

a)

To torture high school students with a random, meaningless set of rules created by teachers for their own morbid entertainment, and to create easier ways for teachers to damage students' grades for their own sick pleasure.

b)

To make papers more standardized and easier to read.

7.

What size should the margins on your paper be?

a)

1/2 inch

b)

1 inch

c)

2 inches

d)

Any size you choose

8.

Which of these formatting techniques is okay to apply to your title?

a)

Bold

b)

Italic

c)

Underline

d)

All Caps

9.

A list of works that you referenced in the body of your work is called __________.

a)

Final page

b)

Title page

c)

Footer

d)

Works cited page

10.

Which nouns are correct? You may have more than one answer.

a)

i

b)

I

c)

mrs. helms

d)

Mrs. Helms

11.

How much extra space should you have between paragraphs?

a)

None!

b)

1 line

c)

2 lines

d)

1.5 lines

12.

Where is the title positioned?

a)

center

b)

left end

c)

right end

d)

indented to the right

13.

At the beginning of each paragraph you should

a)

Underline

b)

Add two spaces

c)

Use tab once

d)

Bold and tab twice

14.

How is the date written in MLA format?

a)

8/22/18

b)

August 22, 2018

c)

August 22 2018

d)

22 August, 2018

15.

Never forget to _________ your proper names correctly.

a)

Underline

b)

Capitalize

c)

Italicize

d)

Bold