MLA Format

When typing in MLA format, what font and font size is preferred?

• 14pt Arial

• 12 pt Times New Roman

• 16 pt Cambria

• Any font as long as it is size 12

The MLA formatted paper requires a separate title page. True or False

Answer explanation

MLA papers do not require a title page.

What two things go in the header at the top right corner of the first page and on all pages thereafter? Choose two answers.

• Your first name

• Your last name

• The date

• The page number

Which of the following does NOT belong in your heading?

• My name

• The date

• The page number

• The class

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

All MLA formatted papers should be __________ spaced.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Works Cited page should be on a page all by itself.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following should you do to the title of your paper? Click all that apply.

• Underline it

• Center it

• Capitalize important words

• Make it a larger font

All literary analysis essays should be written in __________ tense.

Present or past

You are allowed to use contractions (Examples: can't, won't, shouldn't) in your formal analysis papers.

• True

• False

Type the following quotation correctly. This is from author Maya Angelou's book on page 47.

Mama taught Bailey and me the paths of life.

Answer explanation

The words taken from the work are in quotation marks.

The in-text citation includes the author's last name and the page number inside parentheses. The period goes outside of the parentheses.