Question

What are the purposes of a works cited page? Check all that apply.

to credit an author’s original idea or information
to avoid plagiarism
to organize source material
to make the paper longer
to direct readers to sources to learn more

Answer 1

Correct answers:
- to credit an author’s original idea or information
- to avoid plagiarism
- to organize source material
- to direct readers to sources to learn more

Not correct:
- to make the paper longer — a works cited page’s purpose is not to increase length, but to document sources.