ENG 102 Writing II citing test
Select the correct quote and citation from the source listed below: Quotation from page 255 of Deborah Tannen's The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue. New York: Random House, 1998. Print.
"The rising level of public aggression in our society seems directly related to the increasing isolation in our lives, which is helped along by advances in technology. This isolation - and the technology that enhances it - is an ingredient in the argument culture" (Tannen 255).
Which citation below is correct from the article "Toddler's Development" on the American Pediatric Association's website published in 2011? There were no page numbers given.
("Toddler's Development")
Which citation below is correct from the article "College and Fear" by Steven G. Crist and George Meyer?
(Crist and Meyer)
Which citation below is correct for the article "Breast Cancer Fear In African American Breast Cancer Survivors" written by Lynette Gibson, Shela Thomas, Veronica Parker, Rachel Mayo, and Margaret Ann Wetsel? There were no page numbers given.
(Gibson et al.)
How should you format an essay in MLA?
12 font, double-space, 1 inch margins, indent paragraphs
According the video, you can put the period either before or after the citation.
False
According to the video, the four parts of a citation are: 1. Open parenthesis 2. Last name 3. Date of publication 4. Closed parenthesis
False
The "cite" button in the EBSCO database is located along the bottom of the page.
False
The entries on your works cited page should be listed in the order they appear in you essay.
False
The first line of an entry should be indented 5 spaces, and then the rest of the lines in that entry should be on the left margin. For example: Longworth, L, J Ratcliffe, and M Boulton. "Investigating women's preferences forintrapartum care: home versus hospital births." Health & Social Care in the Community 9.6 (2001): 404-413. CINAHL with Full Text. EBSCO. Web. 1 Mar. 2011.
False
When you copy entries into your document to create your works cited page, they are automatically copied in correct format and you do not need to do anything more with them.
False
After clicking on the "cite" button, you need to scroll to find the MLA entry.
True
The title "Works Cited" should be centered at the top of the page.
True
Choose the correct citation for a book with an author. Pay careful attention to punctuation.
Wordsworth stated that romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
When a writer paraphrases from another source, should that source be cited?
Yes
The following quote was taken from page 37 in the article "Growth and Development of Children" written by Eleanor Greely: "Toddlers develop at different rates and parents would do well to keep this in mind when developing routines." Choose the correct citation:
(Greely 37)
Which citation below is correct from the article "Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior among Hmong-American Immigrant Women" written by Hee Yun Lee; Pa Nhia Yang; Do Kyung Lee
(Lee et al.)
Which citation below is correct from the article "Screen Time Consequences" by Martha Smith in the January 2012 journal Children Quarterly? There were no page numbers given.
(Smith)
Select the correct quote and citation from the source listed below: Quote from Trevor A. Bryan's "The Art Of Comprehension." Education Digest 79.6 (2014): 47-50. Academic Search Premier. Web. 7 Apr. 2014.
Bryan begins by asserting that "the skills needed to understand one type of artwork can be used to comprehend other types of artwork" (47).
A works cited page is the same thing as a bibliography, just a different name for it
False
Which of the following would not need a parenthetical reference (internal citation)?
Giving someone's birth date and city/state
Where are two places you cite your sources in an MLA essay?
In-text and Works Cited page
All of the following are true of a Works Cited page except:
It should be single spaced
How is a hanging indent different from standard paragraph indentation?
Standard and hanging indents are opposites as a standard paragraph has the first line indented and the rest of the lines out to the margins. A hanging indent has the first line out and the rest indented.
How do I format the Works Cited page?
The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line (if any) should be indented one-half inch. The entire page should be double spaced.
According to the video, you should include an in-text citation when you quote word for work AND when you borrow an idea from someone but put it into your own words.
True
To create a works cited entry for a web page, easybib.com is a good source to use.
True
To create a works cited entry in the EBSCO database, you need to open up the source by clicking on the title in order to find the "cite" button.
True
