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100
What size font is used in a correctly formatted MLA paper?
12 point
100
What punctuation is used when making in-text citations?
Parenthesis
100
How should you determine the order of your works cited?
The works cited are listed in order alphabetically by authors last name.
100
What comes first in the works cited of an interview?
The name of the person interviewed comes first.
100
What font should be used when writing a paper in correct MLA format?
Times New Roman
200
What size are the margins on a MLA formatted paper? (need sizes for both regular margins and header!!)
1 inch regular margins and 1/2 inch header margins
200
What must every in-text citation have?
The author's name
200
What comes last in a website citation?
Day, Month, Year.
200
What is at the top of a works cited page?
The words "Works Cited" are centered on the top of the works cited page.
200
What four colors are the arrows on the background of the presentation?
The arrows are pink, yellow, blue, and gray.
300
Where is the title located on the page?
In the center
300
Is this citation correct? Ponyboy says, "and I could never remember what it was that had scared me(Hinton 110)."
No, the parenthesis and period should be on the outside of the quotation marks.
300
What is italicized when citing a film?
The title is italicized.
300
What is italicized when citing a website?
The title of the work and the title of the overall website are italicized.
300
How many pictures are used throughout the course of the presentation?
Eight pictures are used.
400
Is this heading in the proper order? John Lennon AP English 12 Speyer 14 October 2013
No, the order of the class and teacher name need to be reversed.
400
Is a comma used in in-text citations?
No.
400
Is this works cited correct? Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Penguin Group, 1995. Print.
No, the title of the book is not italicized.
400
What is at the very end of every citation?
A period.
400
What punctuation replaces the author's name when multiple works are cited by the same author after the first citation?
Three hyphens (---) replace the author's name after the first citation of a work by that author.
500
Name two parts of speech that should NOT be capitalized.
Must have named two of the following: articles, prepositions, coordinate conjunctions, the "to" in infinitives
500
Is this citation correct? Dr. Seuss says, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not" (5).
Yes.
500
What punctuation is used when citing multiple authors for a book?
A period is used after every last name. After the first authors last name and the period, there is an additional comma.
500
When you have two works by the same author, how are they ordered?
They are ordered alphabetically by title.
500
What are the seven different types of sea turtles?
The seven species of sea turtles are Loggerhead, Green turtle, Leatherback, Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Olive ridley, and Flatback.