MLA EXAM STUDY GUIDE
MLA margins - Answers :1 inch
MLA spacing - Answers :double spaced
MLA header - Answers :Regarding MLA Format: Header in upper left corner of page
one consists of ( First Name & Last / Teacher Name / Class Name / Date in military
style)
MLA Running Header - Answers :Right corner: last name and page #
MLA Font - Answers :Times New Roman
MLA font size - Answers :12
MLA Title - Answers :Not underlined, bolded or italicized
Centered on first page
After heading
Before first paragraph
Should be creative or attention-getting
MLA colon form title - Answers :subject:phrase
Quotes - Answers :repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically
with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker.
Integrating Quotes - Answers :make it run smoothly
Punctuation - Answers :the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in
writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
"Air Quotes" - Answers :a pair of quotation marks gestured by a speaker's fingers in the
air, to indicate that what is being said is ironic or mocking, or is not a turn of phrase the
speaker would typically employ.
Wikipedia as a source - Answers :Use sites in resources or if use something from page
check with other sites first
Credible Resource - Answers :Something that is reliable, and true.
Plagiarism - Answers :the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing
them off as one's own.
MLA Punctuation Errors - Answers :Comma splices, apostrophe, sentence fragments,
run-on sentences, misplaced possession, and choosing the right word form.
MLA margins - Answers :1 inch
MLA spacing - Answers :double spaced
MLA header - Answers :Regarding MLA Format: Header in upper left corner of page
one consists of ( First Name & Last / Teacher Name / Class Name / Date in military
style)
MLA Running Header - Answers :Right corner: last name and page #
MLA Font - Answers :Times New Roman
MLA font size - Answers :12
MLA Title - Answers :Not underlined, bolded or italicized
Centered on first page
After heading
Before first paragraph
Should be creative or attention-getting
MLA colon form title - Answers :subject:phrase
Quotes - Answers :repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically
with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker.
Integrating Quotes - Answers :make it run smoothly
Punctuation - Answers :the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in
writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning.
"Air Quotes" - Answers :a pair of quotation marks gestured by a speaker's fingers in the
air, to indicate that what is being said is ironic or mocking, or is not a turn of phrase the
speaker would typically employ.
Wikipedia as a source - Answers :Use sites in resources or if use something from page
check with other sites first
Credible Resource - Answers :Something that is reliable, and true.
Plagiarism - Answers :the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing
them off as one's own.
MLA Punctuation Errors - Answers :Comma splices, apostrophe, sentence fragments,
run-on sentences, misplaced possession, and choosing the right word form.
