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WorksheetsIn-text Citations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is required for all evidence according to the in-text citation rules?
A sentence starter
A conclusion
A summary
A question
If the author's name is unnecessary, what should be included in the sentence starter?
The title of the work
The main idea
The publication date
The author's credentials
What should you write the first time you introduce an author in a sentence starter?
The author's full name and credentials
Only the author's last name
A brief description of the author's work
The author's first name only
Every time after the first time, what part of the author's name should you write in a sentence starter?
First name
Last name
Full name
Initials
As long as the author's name (if known), the title, the quoted material, and the location citation are present, have you done it correctly?
Yes
No
Fill in the blank: Sally Benson, who retells the myth 'The Flight of Icarus', ______ Daedalus as "an ingenious artist'" (par. 2).
describes
paints
writes
portrays
When do you need an in-text citation?
After every sentence
For your own ideas
Words taken from someone else (paraphrase or direct quote)
In which TWO situations would you include the title of the article in your in-text citation?
When there are two sources by the same author
When there are a lot of sources on the same topic
When there is no known author for the source
When you didn't write a works cited
If the author's last name is used in the signal phrase, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation).
do
don't
You are quoting an article written by 2 authors. What is the correct in-text citation?
The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Johnson and Smith 37).
The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Edward, Johnson and Eric, Smith 37).
The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" Johnson, et al. 37).
The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Johnson & Smith).
What comes before the quote when you Cite?
A question mark to show that the answer is unknown
A citation in parenthesis
A period to separate the quote from the quotation mark
A sentence starter that introduces the quote
What punctuation is used to separate the author's name and the page number in an in-text citation?
A comma
A space
A semicolon
A colon
What is the correct format for a parenthetical MLA citation?
(Smith 5).
(Smith p. 5).
.(Smith 5)
(Smith, 5).
True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.
True
False
Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005. 234.
What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis?
According to Snuffy Smith, “The possibilities are endless” (________________).
Smith 234
Smith
234
How to Go to College
Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005. 234.
What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis?
How to Go to College explains that “[students] really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless” (________________).
How to Go to College
Smith 234
Smith
234
In the article, "Into the Storm," Tate explains that a well-trained employee could get the job done ( ).
