MLA Format - Final Exam Review

Where should a writer place his/her thesis statement in his/her essay?

Titles of short stories need to be italicized. 

You only need the author’s last name in the first quote of every paragraph.

The top right hand corner of your essay should include ONLY the page number.

Each time you take quoted material from a text, you need to cite it. 

All essays should be single spaced. 

When writing an essay, you should always phrase your sentences in the past tense. 

Which rule must all thesis statements follow?

Which font type is required for formal essays in MLA format?

Each essay needs a title, which should be centered near the top of the first page. 

All quoted material in an essay should be enclosed in brackets.

You are allowed to use first and second person pronouns (You, Me, My, I, We, Yours, Us, Mine, etc) in formal MLA writing

Titles of books need to be italicized. 

You cannot use contractions in formal MLA writing. 

All essays should be typed in Arial 14pt font. 

Only numbers 1-10 should be spelled out in an essay. 

Each paragraph of an essay should be indented. 

All dates should be written in this order: Month, Day, Year. 

How many paragraphs should a standard essay have?

Statements like “in conclusion” or “this is important because” are indicators of a strong writer and should be used.

You should always use active voice when writing an essay. 

Which of the following should NOT appear in the upper left hand corner of all formal essays written in MLA format?

Material that is directly quoted from a text is the exception to any and all of the previous rules.

Standard grammar rules, such as spelling and punctuation, still apply when writing an essay.