MLA formatting

What does the abbreviation MLA stand for?

• Modern Linguistics Association

• Modern Language Association

• Modern Language Academy

• Modern Linguistics Academy

What are the proper margins for an MLA formatted paper?

• 1.5" all around

• 1" top and bottom; .5" left and right

• 1" all around

• .5" top and bottom; 1" left and right

Which answer has the heading elements in the correct order?

• Name; date; class; teacher

• date; Name; teacher; class

• Name; class; date; teacher

• Name; teacher; class; date

In which font should you type your essay?

• Calibri

• Times New Roman

• Arial

• Serif

What should the font size of your essay be?

• 10

• 14

• 12

• 16

Your entire essay should be double spaced.

• True

• False

The title of your essay should be ________ justified after a double space between it and your heading.

• left

• center

• right

• full

The running head of your paper should always start on the first page of your paper, no matter what your teacher says.

• True

• False

The running head of your paper should contain what information?

• full name and page number

• page number only

• last name only

• last name and page number

Which of these is true of the title of your paper? Mark all that apply.

• should be typed in Title Case

• should be underlined

• should never be bold

• should be a complete sentence with punctuation

• should never be in italics or quotation marks