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Review Quiz on MLA formatting
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1
If no Author is aviable, what belongs in the in-text citation?
Page number
Name of the Text
Editor Name
Publisher Name
2
What comes first: the teacher's name or the name of the class?
Class
Teacher
3
Books are italicized.
True
False
4
Why use commas?
To seperate a sentence
Because we have to use it somewhere
To indicate a pause
After a smalll conjunction</p>
5
Online Article Titles are Italicized
False
True
6
If there are more than 2 independent clauses you can still use semicolons.
True
False
7
What should the title be?
An Interesting Title
The Book Title
Your Name
The Teacher's Name
8
What does "Other Contributor" mean in a works cited citation? (BE CAREFUL!)
Compilers
No One
Translators
Editors
9
Do you put the due date of the assignment or the date you're working on it?
Date you're working on it
The Due Date
10
How do you write the date?
16.17.2
17.2.16
17 February 2016
2/17/16
11
How do you cite your first source? (Pay attention to the location of the period)
"Penguins." (author pg.)
"Penguins" (author pg).
"Penguins" (pg).
"Penguins" (author).
12
What should be included in the header?
Last name, page numer
First name, page number
Full name, page number
Last name
13
In which of the following sentence types are FANBOYS or semicolons (;) used to join clauses?
compound sentences
simple sentences
complex sentences
14
What margins should one use?
2.5 in
1 in
2 in
No margins
15
What size spacing should one use?
Double Spacing
Triple Spacing
No Spacing
Single Spacing
16
Poem Titles are italicized.
False
True
17
What font is used for MLA format?
Comic Sans MS
Calibri
Arial
Times New Roman
18
What does MLA stand for?
Multiple Leader Ants
Munch Lots of Apples
Modern Language Association
Modern Literature Association
19
Words between two commas that tell more about the person or thing it is describing
prepositional phrase
appositive
clause
transition words
20
When do you break a paragraph?
New Point or Idea
Contrasting Idea
Changing Sections of the Essay
Whenever You Feel like it
21
When including an in-text citation where does it belong in the sentence?
At the Beginning
In the Middle
At the End
Right after the Quotation
22
What font size is used in MLA?
10
12
9001
15
23
Semicolons! Which sentence uses a semicolon
correctly
?
This test is going to be hard; but not bad.
This test is going to be hard; I'd better study for it.
This test will be hard; confusing; and long.
When I study for tests; I need to focus on the facts.
24
Semicolons may be used to separate items in a _____ list.
Long
Short
25
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
If you, always eat breakfast you will do better in school.
If you always eat breakfast you will do better, in school.
If you always eat breakfast, you will do better in school.
If you always eat, breakfast you will do better in school.
26
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
After the class returned, from recess they took a math test.
After the class returned from recess, they took a math test.
After, the class returned from recess they took a math test.
After the class, returned from recess they took a math test.
27
What page does the works cited page go on?
In The Middle
The First Page
The Last Page
Right After Conclusion Paragraph
28
Which of the following acts like a period?
Comma conjunction
Conjunction
Comma
Semicolon
29
If available, what should start off a citation on the works cited page?
The Date
The Author
The Source (ie. website)
The Title
30
Which of the following requires a comma after it?
Therefore
Because
Furthermore
However
31
What should be included in the heading?
Name, teacher, class, date
Name, teacher, period
Name, teacher, period, title
Name, teacher, class, date, title
32
What corner does the last name and page number go in?
Top Right
Bottom Left
Bottom Right
Top Left
33
Semicolons and colons
are never used with quotation marks.
go outside the closing quotation marks.
colons are only used on digital alarm clocks.
go inside the closing quotation marks.
34
If you have more than one "other contributor" you must include them ALL?
True
False
35
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
I like to eat pancakes, bacon, and eggs for breakfast.
I like to eat, pancakes bacon and, eggs for breakfast.
I like to eat pancakes, bacon and eggs, for breakfast.
I like to eat, pancakes bacon and eggs, for breakfast
36
We use
semicolons
to take the place of ___; they go before introductory words like “however.”
commas
colons
periods
conjunctions
