This is the classic font used when following the MLA format.
What is Times New Roman (but Ariel could be counted also)?
100
These two pieces of information must appear at the top of each page in the right-hand corner.
What are the last name of the paper's author and the page number?
100
The works cited page is on this page of an essay.
What is the last page on a separate piece of paper from the rest of your paper?
100
In his review of the film Selma, critic Rex Roberts writes, "I found the film masterfully directed" (p. 56)."
- the quotation marks are in the wrong place
- Selma should be placed in italics
- no "-p" should be in the parenthetical citation
100
As long as all the sources used in a research paper are listed on a works cited page, a student cannot be guilty of plagiarism.
What is false?
200
This spacing is used throughout a paper that is formatted according to MLA.
What is double spacing?
200
Abigail has read four sources. She winds up using information from three sources in her paper. This is the number of sources she should list on her works cited page.
What is four?
200
This kind of spacing is used on the works cited page.
What is double spacing?
200
According to the Wall Street Journal, most students who graduate in from a four-year college are happy that they chose to make the investment (Smith, 34).
- The title of the newspaper should be in italics
- There is no comma
200
Sonja has listed all the sources she used in her research paper on a works cited page, both the ones she quoted and the ones she summarized. She has also included in-text citations for every direct quote that she used. Sonja is not guilty of plagiarism. True or False?
False--- if she did not also include in-text citations for information that she placed in her own words.
300
This is the size of the margins at the top, bottom, and sides of the page.
What is one inch margins?
300
A paper that is formatted according to MLA standards will or will not have a title page?
A paper will NOT have a title page - - unless your instructor tells you to include one.
300
These marks of punctuation are placed around the titles of newspaper and magazine articles.
What are quotation marks?
300
Zimbardo argued in his article that most people are capable of being taught to be heroic (p. 34).
- Verb tense: argues
- no "p"
300
While conducting research, Jeremy read an article about his topic but did not use any of the information directly in his paper. Should he list it on his works cited page?
No
400
When a student quotes, ______ or _______ an outside source in an essay, the student must cite the source.
What are summarize or paraphrase
400
The works cited page entries are placed in this order.
What is alphabetical?
400
This formatting is used to identify longer works such as books and newspapers.
What is italics?
400
According to recent studies, students at SUNY New Paltz "are growing increasingly brilliant (Samuels 64)."
The quotation mark has been placed incorrectly
400
Susan was careful to place sources into her own words. Because she paraphrased well and listed her sources on a works cited page, she does not also need to use in-text citations.
What is False
500
When following MLA formatting, these four pieces of information appear in your header, on the left-hand side of the first page.
What is student's name, teacher's name, course name, and date (number first, month second)?
500
When a works cited entry has no author, then the writer lists the source by this.
What is the title of the source?
500
When listing works in alphabetical order on a works cited page, these words should be ignored.
What are "a" and "the" (others: "an")
500
In Skateboarder magazine, SUNY New Paltz was ranked the number six college on the East Coast in terms of the number of skateboards per student. (Samuels, 64).
- the title of the magazine should be in italics
- there is an extra period
- no comma should be used
500
Clarence used only a part of sentence in his essay - - three words--and he included an in-text citation. He does not need to put quotation marks around the three words because 90% of the sentence is in his own words and he has included an the in-text citation. True or False?