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Format
In-Text Citation
Works Cited Page
Plagiarism
100

Why must you cite sources?

  1. Lend authority to your work
  2. Let readers retrieve sources that you’ve cited
  3. Give credit to the source’s author(s)
100

Font and size

Times New Roman, 12 point

100

Where in the sentence do you put the source information for in-text citation?

At the very end of the sentence

100

(True/False) Always begin the Works Cited page on a new page after the end of the writing.

True

100

What does plagiarism mean?

Taking someone else’s work or ideas and claim them as your own

200

What does MLA stand for?

Modern Language Association

200

Line spacing

Double-spaced
200

(True/False) Direct quotation requires in-text citation but paraphrasing doesn't.

False

200

Sources in the Works Cited page are listed in which order?

In alphabetical order

200

How do you avoid plagiarism?

Properly cite sources

300

In which subjects is MLA style used?

In English language & literature, humanities, arts

300

What comes at the top right corner on each page?

Last name and page number

300

What do you insert in the quote when you want to omit words from the original text?

An ellipsis

300

What usually comes first in each source information?

Author's last name

300

What are the consequences of plagiarism?

You get a failing grade for plagiarized work.

You ruin your academic reputation.

400

In which subjects is APA style used?

In science, psychology, education

400

Four pieces of information to write before the title on the first page

Student name, teacher name, class name, due date

400

When do you use a block quote?

When the quote goes over four lines in the essay.

400

How should you name the title of this page when only one source is cited?

Work Cited

400

(True/False) It's not plagiarism to change the order of words in the original text.

False

500

(True/False) This is the correct way of writing the title of an essay: MLA format And Citation. Explain why.

False. "f" in "format" should be capitalized while "a" in "And" shouldn't be.

500

Source A is written by Charles Bakers and 5 other authors. How do you write this information in in-text citation?

Bakers et al.

500

Online sources should include what at the end of their information?

Accessed date

500

(True/False) It's not plagiarism as long as you quote the original text.

False. Source information should be provided too.