WorksheetsMLA Format Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 18mins
What are these " " called? **NOTE: Spelling counts.
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When paraphrasing a source, what is crucial to avoid plagiarism?
Changing a few words in the sentence
Citing the source
Using quotation marks
Writing a summary instead
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
The chapter and the book used
The title of the essay
Esperanza as the protagonist
Esperanza's conflict with her sister
The internal conflict Esperanza has
Which direct quote best supports the idea that even if Esperanza hates her house she will learn to love it eventually.
“windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath” (4).
“bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen you have to push hard to get in” (4).
None of the quotes.
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?
To providing an analysis of the first quote
To provide context and background for the second quote
To provide a claim
To provide a conclusion
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.
It sets up the conflict in The House of Mango Street
It sets up Esperanza's conflict with her sister
It sets up the stage stage for what the following paragraph will analyze
It sets up how Esperanza's parents will fix up their new house
