WAL Assessment Practice

When formatting a document in MLA style, what elements are required?

• Heading information, headers, single-spaced typing

• Heading information, headers, title, single-spaced typing

• Heading information, headers, title, double-spaced typing

• Heading information, footers, title, double-spaced typing

Which platform is typically used for writing assignments according to the provided content?

• Microsoft Word

• Google Docs

• Notepad

• Adobe Acrobat

What is the expectation regarding paragraph indentation in academic writing?

• No indentation

• Left indentation only

• Full block indentation

• Paragraph indentation

In academic writing, when should numbers less than one hundred be written out?

• Always

• Only for dates

• Only for page numbers

• Only within the body of the text

What is the preferred point of view in academic writing according to the given guidelines?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person

• There is no preference

In MLA format, what do we use italics for?

• Short works

• Long works

• To identify something should be bolded

• When we cannot underline

When embedding quotes, what is the purpose of lead-ins?

• To provide a summary of the quote

• To introduce the author

• To transition smoothly into the quote

• To conclude the paragraph

What is the purpose of ellipses?

• To indicate the beginning and end of a quote

• To mark the end of a paragraph

• To indicate an omission within a quote

• To emphasize a point

When is paraphrasing considered appropriate?

• When quoting from a literary work

• When using exact wording from the original source

• When borrowing ideas but rewriting them in your own words

• When summarizing a piece of writing

Why is it important to box in a paraphrase?

• To indicate the end of the paraphrase

• To provide context for the paraphrased information

• To make the text visually appealing

• To indicate the beginning of the paraphrase