RESEARCH MLA - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the proper format for an MLA heading?

name, teacher, class, date

name, class, date

name, class, teacher, date

name, date, class, teacher

2.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What belongs in the header?

your last name

your last name and page number

page number

the entire heading

3.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What font and font size should you use?

Times New Roman 12 pt

Times New Roman 14 pt

Calligraphy 12 pt

Wingdings 24pt

4.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Your heading and your entire paper should be:

single spaced

double spaced

5.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Where do you put your last name and page number?

header - top left corner

footer - bottom left corner

header - top right corner

footer - bottom right corner

6.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The purpose of doing research is to

support your thesis or main idea with facts

restate an expert

prove an opinion to be correct

7.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Indicate the passage that correctly uses MLA in-text citations:

In "Death and Justice," Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City argues that "life is precious, and . . . the death penalty helps to affirm this fact (857)."

In "Death and Justice," Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City, argues that "life is precious, and . . . the death penalty helps to affirm this fact" (857).

(a) In "Death and Justice," Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City, argues that "life is precious, and . . . the death penalty helps to affirm this fact. (857)

8.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is wrong with this citation? In "Death and Justice," Edward Koch, former mayor of New York City argues that "life is precious, and . . . the death penalty helps to affirm this fact (857)."

The quotation marks should be before the parenthetical citation

The period should be before the parenthetical citation

9.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

A THESIS STATEMENT should

state the topic

state the topic, often states an opinion about the topic, and often lists the subtopics or details

none of the above – it is an unnecessary evil designed solely to torture high school students

10.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Where should your THESIS STATEMENT be found in your paper?

first sentence

second sentence

last sentence of your introductory paragraph

all of the above - your entire paper should be made up of thesis statements

11.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is an introductory hook?

your thesis statement rewritten using the wording, “I am going to write about”

your thesis statement rewritten using the wording, “this paper is about”

the option to write an introductory paragraph or to skip it

something such as a quote, interesting fact, or description that makes your introduction more interesting and makes the reader want to read more

12.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

The Works Cited page must be single spaced.

True

False

13.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Only list sources you have used in your paper on your Works Cited page.

True

False

14.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Book titles should be italicized, not underlined

True

False

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Article titles should be within "quotation marks," not underlined.

True

False

16.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If you change some of the words, you can copy a sentence without having to cite where you got if from.

true

false

17.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If you paraphrase what someone else has said, you do not have to cite where you got it from.

true

false

18.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If you summarize what someone else has said, you do not have to cite where you got it from.

true

false

19.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If you copy more than three words, you need to put them in quotation marks and use parenthetical citation to give credit to the original author.

true

false

20.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

You should have a works cited page at the end of your paper if you used any external sources.

true

false

21.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Every sentence in a detail paragraph should be about the same subtopic. Organizing your ideas is important.

true

false

22.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the first step in the research process?

create an outline

questions

look for a topic in a database

23.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Which of the following is a secondary source?

a journal entry

person interviewed

encyclopedia article

artifacts

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