MLA Citations
Appeals and Modes
CRAAP and SPACECAT
Terms
Misc
100

What is the problem with the following MLA citation (OTHER THAN THE MISSING HANGING INDENT): 

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ”Studying 101: Study Smarter, Not Harder.” https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/studying-101-study-smarter-not-harder/, UNC Learning Center.

What is "swapping the container and URL"?

100

Using one word each, describe each appeal.

What is "Emotion/Empathy (Pathos), Ethics (Ethos), and Logic (Logos)"? (Answers may vary)

100

A source you are using was made over 10 years ago and hasn’t been edited since then, what part of CRAAP is the source lacking in?

What is ”currency”?

100

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” by Charles Dickens. This quote is an example of…?

What is ”antithesis”?

100

What is plagiarism?

What is ”the practice of taking someone else's work/ideas and passing them off as one's own”?

200

What does MLA stand for?

What is "Modern Language Association"?

200

This mode of writing is most commonly used in essays that present facts, statistics, and explanations.

What is ”expository”?

200

An author starts off their writing’s attitude hopeful but shifts to a more urgent attitude. What part of SPACECAT is this?

What is ”tone (shift)”?

200

What is the difference between loose and periodic?

What is ”Loose has their main point in the beginning while periodic has their main point in the ending”?
200

What is analogy when anaylzing political cartoons?

What is ”the comparing of two things”?

300

What is the correct abbreviation for September?

What is "Sept."

300

A personal narrative often uses this appeal to draw out emotions from the audience.

What is ”pathos”?

300

What does CRAAP stand for?

What is ”currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy, purpose”?

300

What is the definition of syntax?

What is ”how the author arranges words to create a sentence”?

300

Which mode of writing tells a story with a plot, characters, and setting?

What is ”narrative”?

400

What is the problem with the following title: "Something to Die for."

What is "for"?

400

What are the 4 Modes?

What is "expository, descriptive, narrative, persuasive"?

400

What does SPACE in SPACECAT stand for?

What is ”speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence”?

400

Define one of following terms: 

Anaphora

Antithesis

Antimetabole

What is ”Anaphora (the repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of sentences), Antithesis (placing two contrasting or opposite ideas/words side-by-side), or Antimetabole (repeating words in reverse grammatical order)”?

400

What kind of indent is used in MLA citations?

What is ”hanging indent”?

500

What do you put when there is no date given?

What is "n,d,."

500

When you verify whether the evidence in a source can be confirmed by other reliable sources, you are testing….?

What is ”accuracy”?

500

Find SPACE in the following introduction paragraph: 

According to Dr. Sleeping, a sleep researcher at the University of Sleeping, many students that read her articles are not getting enough sleep due to busy schedules and late-night screen time leading to bad effects on their day-to-day. She wrote the article in 2025, a time where sleep deprivation rates of students were rising everyday. Read and answer how the following article aims to inform readers about the importance of sleep for health and focus:

What is:

Speaker: Dr. Sleeping, a sleep researcher at the University of Sleeping

Purpose: The article aims to inform readers about the importance of sleep for health and focus

Audience: Students or anyone interested in improving their sleep habits

Context: Written in 2025, during a time when student sleep deprivation rates were rising

Exigence: The increasing rates of sleep deprivation among students created a need to address the issue


500
What is the author using in the following sentence: ”We will study with focus. We will study with patience. We will study with determination.”
What is ”anaphora”?
500

What is the correct order for citing a website in MLA format from the following options?

URL, Website Title, Author, Publication date, Title of Webpage

What is ”Author, Title of webpage, Website title, Publication date, URL ”