Citing Your Sources

It's OK not to give credit as long as you put a source's information into your own words.

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• False

Each source on your works cited page must have AT LEAST one in-text citation.

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• False

Choose the reliable source(s). Select ANY and ALL correct answers.

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When giving credit in MLA Style, you must include ___. (Pick 2.)

• A works cited page

• Links to each source

• Related sources

• In-text citations

In-text citations are used to ___.

• Provide detailed information about each source, such as the publisher

• Show what information comes from each source

• Ensure each source is credible

Choose the correctly formatted works cited page.

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When citing a source (other than a webpage), in-text citations should usually include ___ and ___. (Pick 2.)

• The author's first name

• The author's last name

• The source's title

• The pages where the information can be found

In your essay, you are citing page 2 of the article "Amazing Facts" by John Smith. Your citation will look like this:

• ("Amazing Facts" 2)

• (John 2)

• (Smith 2)

• ("Amazing Facts" by John Smith 2)

Which in-text citation is correctly formatted?

• Although most mythological creatures don't exist, "unicorns are real" (Jones 5).

• Although most mythological creatures don't exist, "unicorns are real (Jones 5)".

What information about a source is most likely to appear in a bibliography/Works Cited?

• Name of author

• Quotation from the author

• Author's date of birth

• Author's home city