MLA Format Quiz

Your paper's thesis statement should ...

Thesis statement should contain Your topic + what you will say or prove about your topic. The thesis should NOT be simply a statement of fact. An accepted place to put your thesis statement is at the very end of your introduction. You may include a blueprint of your major points in your thesis or in another sentence close to your thesis.

Indirect sources are cited by (when you are using one person's words or ideas that you find in another person's article)

using qtd. in in parentheses followed by the author who used the quote, and the page number: (qtd. in Doe 25)

These are used to show that you have made a small editorial change to a quote (like a verb form)

Brackets "Search[ing] for a cure"

How should the title of your paper be formatted?

Center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks. Also write in Title Case.

What is the bibliography or list of sources called in MLA?

It is called a Works Cited page

What does "MLA" stand for?

Modern Language Association

What is the format for an in-text (parenthetical) citation that already names the author in a signal phrase (lead-in)?

Page number Example: (8).

One important MLA guideline for citations is that

References in the text should clearly point to specific sources in the list of works cited

If you do not give credit to a source that you used in your paper, you are guilty of

Plagiarism

Where should a comma be in this sentence: Studies of brain function have shown conflicting results but it appears that mild to moderate dehydration impairs concentration and the ability to think through complex tasks.

After results

What does an MLA in-text citation include in parentheses when the source is quoted directly and the author's name is not mentioned in the text?

Author and page number without intervening punctuation (Doe 25)

What should always be included in an in-text citation?

Author's last name and the page number of the source where the information was found (Smith 74). If the author is used in the sentence, only include the page number in the citation (74).

Where does the title of your paper belong?

Below your heading, centered

When you directly quote from, summarize, paraphrase or use someone's ideas, what must you do to avoid plagiarism?

Cite the original source in an in-text citation at the end of the quote or at the end of the paraphrased or summarized sentence.

Why should you cite?

Citing identifies and credits sources used in a research paper or project. Also, citing Acknowledges the role and shape the sources played in your research.

What is a hanging indent?

It is the reverse of a paragraph indent. In a hanging indent, the first line is not indented, but all other lines are indented for each entry.

The paper's HEADER

Last name followed by a single space and your page number in the top right hand corner of the page, with no punctuation in between. It should appear on every page of the paper.

What is the proper format for an MLA heading?

Name Teacher's name Class name Due date (Day- month-year)

When you borrow from other sources to support your argument or research, you must give

Proper credit to the original source

How should titles of short works, such as poems, articles, and short stories be formatted?

Put them in quotation marks

Put these around the sentences or phrases that are the exact words of another author:

Quotation Marks

Note taking that uses another author's exact words:

Quotes

How are entries (sources) arranged in a Works Cited page?

Sources are arranged alphabetically, by author's last name. If no author is given, the title is used for alphabetizing.

A type of note taking that briefly captures the main ideas of your source and should be shorter than the original text:

Summarizing

When citing an electronic source where no date is given, include in your works cited entry

The date you accessed the source

If there is no author given in a work that you are quoting in your paper, how do you cite this work in the in-text (parenthetical) citation?

Use shortened version of title in quotation marks Example: ("Magdalena" 8).

Where should a comma be in this sentence: How you should drink varies according to individual circumstances but two litres over 24 hours should be fine.

after circumstances

Where should a comma be in this sentence: As the body starts to dehydrate water within cells is drawn out into the circulation.

after dehydrate

Where should a comma be in this sentence: Anyone wanting to tackle an expanding waistline should respond to apparent hunger pangs with a good drink of water; if twenty minutes later you no longer crave food then what you were experiencing was thirst.

after food

Where should a comma be in this sentence: However many of the fluids we consume nowadays are highly calorific, so we often sate our hunger by drinking.

after however

Where should a comma be in this sentence: As a consequence of these crossed wires we may be taking substantial excess energy into our bodies when all we're after is some H2O.

after wires

Three types of notes when researching:

paraphrasing, summarizing, direct quotes

To cite a source with no author in-text, what information should be included in parentheses?

the shortened form of the title (appropriately formatted) and the page number: ("Wonderful World" 25).

When should et al. be used in MLA style?

when the source has 3 or more authors

How should titles of long works, such as novels and plays be formatted?

Italicize longer works

These are used to show that information is left out of the middle of a direct quote:

Ellipsis

What is the format for an in-text (parenthetical) citation?

Last name and page number example: (Vreeland 8). (Jones 113).

A type of note taking that is a restatement of details of the text and may be almost as long as the original text:

Paraphrasing

When you use quoted or paraphrased information, where do you place the end punctuation for a sentence: before the in-text citation or after the in-text citation?

Place the end punctuation (period) after the last parentheses following the in-text citation.

What font(s) and sizes are allowed in MLA format?

Preferably Times New Roman size 12.

Where should a comma be in this sentence: Headache is a common symptom of water depletion, and, although it's not a miracle cure studies show that the severity and duration of headaches can be reduced by optimising hydration.

after cure

What is the correct way to type the date in an MLA formatted paper?

25 December 2020

Most of your paper should be

in your words with a few quotations as opposed to a collection of quotations connected with your words. Write your paper in your own words with information from your research paraphrased and summarized

What is a signal phrase?

A phrase, clause or sentence that that introduces a quotation. Also called a lead-in Example: Susan Vreeland writes that Magdalena "loves looking out at the sea" (8). Example 2: Magdalena is a pensive girl who longs "to sit for a painting" like her sister (Vreeland 8). Use a comma after a signal phrase unless you make the author's words a part of your own phrasing.

Which of the following is cited correctly in MLA style?

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (271).

Where should a comma be in this sentence: Athletes' fluid balance has been the subject of extensive research and even mild levels of dehydration reduce physical performance.

After research

Where should a comma be in this sentence: If you've been struggling to come up with a suitable New Year resolution may I suggest a determined plan to drink more water?

After resolution

What spacing should you use for your paper?

Double Spacing

What punctuation is used when introducing a direct quote with a complete sentence?

A colon

Where should a comma be in this sentence: All foodstuffs contain water so it has always been possible to ease thirst by eating.

After water