english MLA Questions
. In the MLA format, which of the following is a correct method to cite quotations?
(Connell 125).
What size font should essays use?____
12
In the correct heading, what information is contained on the third line?
Course title
Should you enlarge the font of your own original title?
False
Which side of the paper do you write your name, teacher, class, and date?
Left
The Modern Language Association explains how to format essays and research papers. Another name for it is __
MLA
Literary analysis essays are written in what tense?
Present Simple tense
The short version that gives a bare outline of key events of the story is a
Synopsis/Précis
The writer's opinion (the engine that drives the essay) is called a
Thesis Statement
The standard font for formal essays is
Times New Roman
What original idea do you not want to forget to put at the top of your own essays?
Title
If it is unclear which character is referred to in a quotation, what punctuation is used by the essay writer to indicate who that character is?
brackets
The title of an essay should be:
centered
The three periods ("...") used in essays is called a/an
ellipsis
In Literary analysis it is acceptable to moralize and tell a character what they "should" have done?
false
In MLA format, the top, side, and bottom margins should be 1 inch
false
On your Works cited page, each citation should be listed alphabetically by the book's title.
false
The title of a novel, movie, play, and newspaper should be in quotations.
false
You may refer to the author by using his first name in your essay
false
Which of the following should not be used in a formal essay:
first and second person pronouns contractions slang
The avenue of interest that introduces the main theme of the essay. It comes at the beginning of an essay and is called a
hook
The long retelling of a story is called a
plot summary
Which of the following should be in quotations?
poem newspaper article song short story
The header is aligned along the right-hand margin and contains which information
student's last name and page #
The first sentence of each supporting paragraph that explains what that paragraph will prove to support the thesis is called a
topic sentence
. In MLA format, the entire paper, including the heading and Works Cited page, should be double-spaced.
true
Should you capitalize the first letter of all important words in your own essay title?
yes