Standard 4th Nine Weeks Exam

How are in-text citations formatted in MLA style?

• (Page Number, Author’s Last Name)

• (Author’s Last Name Page Number)

• (Title, Page Number)

• (Author’s First Name, Page Number)

Which of the following is an example of a correct MLA Works Cited entry?

• John Smith, The Art of Writing, Penguin, 2020.

• Smith, John. *The Art of Writing.* Penguin, 2020.

• Smith John: The Art of Writing, Penguin, 2020.

• The Art of Writing by John Smith, Penguin, 2020.

Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas around a nonessential clause?

• My brother who lives in Texas is visiting.

• My brother, who lives in Texas is visiting.

• My brother who lives in Texas, is visiting.

• My brother, who lives in Texas, is visiting.

If you are writing a paper in MLA format and need to cite a book by John Smith titled "The Art of Writing" published by Penguin in 2020, which of the following is the correct in-text citation?

• (John 2020)

• (Smith 25)

• (Smith, 2020)

• (The Art of Writing 25)

Where is a thesis statement often found in an essay?

• At the end of the introduction

• At the beginning of the conclusion

• In the middle of the body paragraph

• At the top of the page

Which of the following is an example of a simple sentence?

• She laughed.

• She laughed, and he cried.

• Although it rained, we still went hiking.

• Although it rained, we went hiking, and we had fun.

What does the subject of a sentence represent?

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action or state of being

• The location of the event

• The time of the event

In the sentence "The dog barked loudly," what is the predicate?

• Barked loudly

• The dog

• Loudly

• Dog barked

Which of the following best defines a fragment in a sentence?

• A sentence with two subjects

• An incomplete sentence lacking a subject, predicate, or both

• A sentence with too many conjunctions

• A sentence that is too long

How can the fragment "Because I was late." be fixed?

• By adding a subject

• By adding an independent clause

• By removing the word "because"

• By making it a question