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MLA Format Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the purpose of these symbols " " when you use them in your essay?
a)
They tell the reader that you paraphrased information from another text.
b)
They tells the reader that you borrow information from another text.
c)
They tell the reader that you summarized information from another text.
d)
They tell the reader that what you borrowed was dialogue in the text.
2.
What is the purpose of these symbols ' ' when you use them in your essay?
a)
They tell the reader that you paraphrased information from another text.
b)
They tells the reader that you borrow information from another text.
c)
They tell the reader that you summarized information from another text.
d)
They tell the reader that what you borrowed was dialogue in the text.
3.
In this in-text citation (Pg 51). what is incorrect?
a)
The authors last name.
b)
You don’t need the page number.
c)
You don’t need the Pg.
d)
All is correct.
4.
Is this textual evidence properly formatted? "The news is terrible," he said at last. And then one word: "Transports." 13
a)
No, it's missing the ' '
b)
No, it's missing the ' ' and the (13).
c)
No, the " " needs to be fixed. It's missing the ' ' and the (13).
d)
All is correct.
5.
What type of evidence is this: “The ghetto was to be liquidated entirely” (13).
a)
Inference
b)
Statistics
c)
Textual Evidence
d)
Paraphrase
6.
What are the elements used in a in-text citation? **Check 4**
a)
(
b)
)
c)
Page Number
d)
.
e)
Last Name
7.
How many pieces of textual evidence are needed in a paragraph first semester?
a)
You need 0 quotes.
b)
You need 1 quote.
c)
You need 2 quotes.
d)
You need 3 quotes.
8.
How many pieces of textual evidence are needed in a paragraph second semester?
a)
You need 0 quotes.
b)
You need 1 quote.
c)
You need 2 quotes.
d)
You need 3 quotes.
9.
What are the four (4) ingredients of textual evidence? ***Choose 4***
a)
Lead in
b)
Textual Evidence
c)
Explanation
d)
Analysis
e)
Topic sentence
10.

What are these " " called? **NOTE: Spelling counts.

(a)  

11.
What is MLA Format?
a)
The rules that tell us how to format our essays. Font size, Font type, Spacing, etc.
b)
The rules to follow on how to write an essay.
12.

When paraphrasing a source, what is crucial to avoid plagiarism?

a)

Changing a few words in the sentence

b)

Citing the source

c)

Using quotation marks

d)

Writing a summary instead

13.

Read the sentence from the paragraph.    

In the first chapter of The House on Mango Street, the novel’s protagonist, Esperanza, is having an internal conflict with what her parents chose for their new house.

  

What does the topic sentence set up? Check 3

a)

The chapter and the book used

b)

The title of the essay

c)

Esperanza as the protagonist

d)

Esperanza's conflict with her sister

e)

The internal conflict Esperanza has

14.

Which direct quote best supports the idea that even if Esperanza hates her house she will learn to love it eventually.

a)

“windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath” (4).

b)

“bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in” (4).

c)

None of the quotes.

15.

Read the sentence from the paragraph.      

"Even though this house seems better than the other places they have lived in, showing her parents’ attempts at making the family's life better, Esperanza is still deeply disappointed."         

What is most likely the author's intent with this sentence?

a)

To providing an analysis of the first quote

b)

To provide context and background for the second quote

c)

To provide a claim

d)

To provide a conclusion

16.

What does the author communicate to the reader with this concluding sentence:

At this point in the text, Cisneros does not resolve this conflict and chooses instead to end the chapter with Esperanza still dreaming of a more perfect house to let the reader know this conflict will continue.  

a)

It sets up the conflict in The House of Mango Street

b)

It sets up Esperanza's conflict with her sister

c)

It sets up the stage stage for what the following paragraph will analyze

d)

It sets up how Esperanza's parents will fix up their new house