If...
Guidelines
Citation Examples
True or False
Quote, Summary, or Paraphrase?
100

If the author's name is not mentioned in your lead in sentence starter, then what should be found in the in-text citation?

What is the author's last name and the location citation number?

100

When material is taken from another source, whose name should always be provided either in the lead-in sentence starter OR in parenthesis at the end?

What is the author's, if known?

100

I used material by John Smith found on page 32.

What is (Smith 32).

100

Summarizing from the internet but writing your own essay is plagiarism.

What is true.

100

If you cannot rephrase the information any better than the original author said it him/herself, you should

What is directly quote the material.

200

If there is not an author's name, what information do you use in parenthesis for the in-text citation?

What is the title of the source (if that wasn't already mentioned in the sentence starter lead-in).

200

If there is no author for the material, then what should be put into the in-text citation?

The title.  You are allowed to shorten the title for in-text citations, but not on the works cited page.

200

I paraphrased material that I found on the National Geographic web page.

What is (National Geographic).

200

According to MLA, the title you give your paper should not be italicized, underlined, bolded, or in quotation marks.

What is true.

200

"borrowed language" is....

What are words or phrases quoted directly from the original source that you are also including.

300

If the author's name is provided in the lead-in sentence starter, then what should be found in the parenthetical citation?

What is the page, paragraph, or line number.

300

Which page of your paper should contain a list of sources referenced in your essay?

What is the Works Cited page.  We will practice doing these after Christmas break when we get into short essays.

300

I used material by David Gilbert found on page 20 of my book, and I used his last name in the sentence to introduce the material. Ex: According to Gilbert, Canterbury has the best yogurt bar in New Milford.

What is (20).

300

It is okay to quote something that is five typed lines long

What is false.

300

When you want to rewrite the original source in your own words but keep it the same length, you should do this?

What is paraphrase?

400

If you lead in sentence starters says Peter Singer, researcher NASA, argues...... and Singer's quote is from a book by Daniel Dombrowski on page 429, what should be found in the in-text citation?

(Dombrowski 429).

400

In an in-text citation, should the author's full name, last name, or first name be provided?

What is the author's last name.

400

I used material from page 3 of an article titled How to Succeed, but there was no author.

What is ("How to Succeed" 3).

400

It is okay to insert the author's first name in the parenthetical citation.

What is false.

400

When a paragraph has many key points that you want to use but you cannot quote them all, you should do this.

What is summarize?

500

If the material was found on a web page, what is one thing you won't find in the parenthetical citation in most cases?

What is the page number?  Instead, use paragraph number if possible.

500

In what part of a sentence should the parenthetical citation be found?

What is at the end before the period.

500

I quoted material from paragraph 147 of a book written by Kate Johnson.

What is (Johnson par. 147).

500

A signal phrase serves this purpose is not always needed when quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing.

What is FALSE!

500

Any time you quote, summarize, or paraphrase, you must ALSO do this to avoid plagiarizing.

What is introduce it, cite it, and explain it afterward?