MLA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
C - Answers :Where should I put the page number?
a) Top left corner
b) Bottom center
c) Top right corner
d) Bottom right corner
A - Answers :Starting at the top, in what order should the items in the headers be listed?
a) Student's name, teacher's name, class, and date
b) Date, student's name, class, and teacher's name
c) Student's name, date, teacher's name, and class
d) Student's name, class, date, and teacher's name
B - Answers :The title should be centered and bolded
a) True
b) False
B - Answers :How should I structure a block quotation?
a) Indent the left side of the first line only, single-space the quotation, and include the in-
text citation at the end
b) Indent the left side of all lines, double-space the quotation, and include the in-text
citation at the end
c) Indent both sides of all lines, double-space the quotation, and leave out the in-text
citation
d) Indent both sides of all lines, single-space the quotation, and include the in-text
citation at the end
D - Answers :If I want to add or omit information from a quotation, how do I do that?
a) Add or omit without marking your changes because readers can go to the source if
they really want to see the original
b) Use parentheses () around the information you add and ellipses (...) for information
you omit
c) Bold the information you add, and insert ellipses (...) for information you omit
d) Use brackets [ ] around the information you add and ellipses enclosed in brackets [...]
for information you omit
A - Answers :For in-text citations, both author's last name and the page number need to
be listed in the in-text citation
C - Answers :Where should I put the page number?
a) Top left corner
b) Bottom center
c) Top right corner
d) Bottom right corner
A - Answers :Starting at the top, in what order should the items in the headers be listed?
a) Student's name, teacher's name, class, and date
b) Date, student's name, class, and teacher's name
c) Student's name, date, teacher's name, and class
d) Student's name, class, date, and teacher's name
B - Answers :The title should be centered and bolded
a) True
b) False
B - Answers :How should I structure a block quotation?
a) Indent the left side of the first line only, single-space the quotation, and include the in-
text citation at the end
b) Indent the left side of all lines, double-space the quotation, and include the in-text
citation at the end
c) Indent both sides of all lines, double-space the quotation, and leave out the in-text
citation
d) Indent both sides of all lines, single-space the quotation, and include the in-text
citation at the end
D - Answers :If I want to add or omit information from a quotation, how do I do that?
a) Add or omit without marking your changes because readers can go to the source if
they really want to see the original
b) Use parentheses () around the information you add and ellipses (...) for information
you omit
c) Bold the information you add, and insert ellipses (...) for information you omit
d) Use brackets [ ] around the information you add and ellipses enclosed in brackets [...]
for information you omit
A - Answers :For in-text citations, both author's last name and the page number need to
be listed in the in-text citation
