MLA Format Quiz

What is the first step to creating an MLA formatted essay?

• Put the document in 14 point font, Arial, single spaced
• Create a cover page with a name and date and title
• Format the document to 12 point font, Times New Roman, double spaced
• Write a summary of your paper on the first page.

What is the second step of creating an MLA formatted essay?

• Insert page numbers on the top right corner of your paper, along with your last name (Fernandez 1)
• Insert page numbers on the bottom right corner of your paper along with your full name (Last Name First Name 1)
• Create a table of contents, along with the summary of your paper
• Insert page numbers on the middle of your paper, along with your class name (ENG 2)

Where should the title of your paper go in your essay?

• The top of you first paragraph as a subheading
• On the top in the middle of your paper
• Atop each page with the page numbers
• On the top of your paper with your name, date, class, and teacher

How many paragraphs do you need to have a fully developed essay?

• 3 total: Introduction, 1 Body Paragraph, Conclusion
• 6 total: Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Summary
• 5 total: Introduction, 3 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion
• 4 total: Introduction, 2 Body Paragraphs, Conclusion

What is the most important thing to introduce in your first paragraph?

• Thesis Statement
• Conclusion
• Your first quote
• The book you are reading

How should the top left corner of your paper look like? (Hint, Name, Teacher Name...etc)

What should each of your body paragraphs have?

• An element of your thesis statement
• The summary of your article or book
• Words that support your thesis
• Both A and C.

What should your conclusion paragraph consist of?

• A new part of your paper
• A restated thesis statement and the summary of your research/ body paragraphs
• A direct quote from your articles
• Only three sentences from your thesis statement

How can you organize your thesis statement?

• Have one sentence that summarizes your whole essay
• State three points for each of your body paragraphs
• Write one word for each point of your paper
• Introduce the story or topic you are writing about.

In MLA format, how should your Works Cited page be formatted?

• Stephanie Meyer, Twilight, Little, Brown and Company.
• Meyer, Stephanie, Twilight
• Twilight, Stephanie Meyer.. Twilight, 2005
• Meyer, Stephanie. Twilight. Little, Brown and Company, 2005