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In-text Citations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is required for all evidence according to the in-text citation rules?

a)

A sentence starter

b)

A conclusion

c)

A summary

d)

A question

2.

If the author's name is unnecessary, what should be included in the sentence starter?

a)

The title of the work

b)

The main idea

c)

The publication date

d)

The author's credentials

3.

What should you write the first time you introduce an author in a sentence starter?

a)

The author's full name and credentials

b)

Only the author's last name

c)

A brief description of the author's work

d)

The author's first name only

4.

Every time after the first time, what part of the author's name should you write in a sentence starter?

a)

First name

b)

Last name

c)

Full name

d)

Initials

5.

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?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Fill in the blank: Sally Benson, who retells the myth 'The Flight of Icarus', ______ Daedalus as "an ingenious artist'" (par. 2).

a)

describes

b)

paints

c)

writes

d)

portrays

7.

When do you need an in-text citation?

a)

After every sentence

b)

For your own ideas

c)

Words taken from someone else (paraphrase or direct quote)

8.

In which TWO situations would you include the title of the article in your in-text citation?

a)

When there are two sources by the same author

b)

When there are a lot of sources on the same topic

c)

When there is no known author for the source

d)

When you didn't write a works cited

9.

If the author's last name is used in the signal phrase, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation). 

a)

do

b)

don't

10.

You are quoting an article written by 2 authors. What is the correct in-text citation?

a)

The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Johnson and Smith 37).

b)

The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Edward, Johnson and Eric, Smith 37).

c)

The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" Johnson, et al. 37).

d)

The effects of climate change "will continue to become more evident over time" (Johnson & Smith).

11.

What comes before the quote when you Cite?

a)

A question mark to show that the answer is unknown

b)

A citation in parenthesis

c)

A period to separate the quote from the quotation mark

d)

A sentence starter that introduces the quote

12.

What punctuation is used to separate the author's name and the page number in an in-text citation?

a)

A comma

b)

A space

c)

A semicolon

d)

A colon

13.

What is the correct format for a parenthetical MLA citation?

a)

(Smith 5).

b)

(Smith p. 5).

c)

.(Smith 5)

d)

(Smith, 5).

14.

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 
a)
Publication date
b)
Title of the source
c)
Publisher name
d)
You do not need to cite this source
16.
The placement of an in-text or parenthetical citation within a paper is important.  Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below.
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
17.

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” (________________).

a)

Smith 234

b)

Smith

c)

234

d)

How to Go to College

18.

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” (________________).

a)

How to Go to College

b)

Smith 234

c)

Smith

d)

234

19.
Which of the following is missing from the sentence?
In the article, "Into the Storm," Tate explains that a well-trained employee could get the job done ( ).
a)
Author's last name
b)
Evidence
c)
Page number
d)
Author's last name and page number
20.
Why should students use MLA Format?
a)
To avoid plagiarism
b)
Because teachers say they should
c)
To make a paper harder
d)
Students shouldn't use it