MLA Citation

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism
• Because teachers say they should
• To make a paper harder
• Students shouldn't use it

Knowing how to cite sources is important because

• it lets you add specific details

• it avoids plagiarism

• it makes you look more credible

• all of these

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

Each paragraph is _____ at the beginning. 

• right aligned 
• centered 
• indented
• single spaced 

True or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True
• False

If you paraphrase, you have to include a parenthetical citation.

• True

• False

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

An MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• before the period at the end of the sentence.

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Putting a part of your source's information in your own words

• plagiarism

• paraphrasing

• parachuting

• paralysis