Testing Your APA (7th ed.) Knowledge

Where do page numbers appear in an essay?

• In the bottom right footer

• In the top right header

• In the bottom left footer

• In the top left header

In APA Style, page numbering starts at "1" on the title page:

• True

• False

Select the reference example that has the correct format for APA style.

• Gu, Qing and Brooks, Jane. (2008). Beyond the accusation of plagiarism. System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3), 337-352.

• Gu, Q., & Brooks, J. (2008). Beyond the accusation of plagiarism. System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3), 337-352.

• Gu, Q., Brooks, J. (2008). Beyond the accusation of plagiarism. System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3), 337-352.

Choose the correct in-text citation format for a direct quotation:

• (Merkle, 2018)

• (2018, p.62)

• (Merkle, 2018, p. 62)

Select the reference example that has the correct format for APA style.

• Jackson, P. A. (2006). Plagiarism Instruction Online: Assessing Undergraduate Student's Ability to Avoid Plagiarism. College & Research Libraries, 67(5), 418-428.

• Jackson, Pamela A. (2006). Plagiarism instruction online: Assessing undergraduate student's ability to avoid plagiarism. College & Research Libraries, 67(5), 418-428.

• Jackson, P. A. (2006). Plagiarism instruction online: Assessing undergraduate student's ability to avoid plagiarism. College & Research Libraries, 67(5), 418-428.

A digital object identifier (DOI) is:

• A number used by the Library of Congress to catalogue resources

• A unique number used by book sellers to identify books

• A unique alpha-numeric identifier that provides a persistent link to the resource's location

In APA Style, a running head is always required in a student essay:

• True

• False

Where are in-text citations placed in an APA Style essay?

• At the bottom of each page

• In round brackets after quotations or paraphrases

• In the reference list

• After the closing punctuation mark at the end of a sentence

In APA style the list of references should be in order by:

• Chronological by date of publication

• Alphabetical by first author’s last name

• Alphabetical by title

• No particular order

To correctly set margins they need to be set to:

• .5 inches all around

• 1.5 inches all around

• 1 inch all around

• automatic setting in Microsoft Word