APA Citation review

If the name of the author is Simon K. Cornwall, how do you cite it in-text?

• Simon

• Cornwall

• S. Cornwall

• Cornwall, S. K.

An in-text citation is a reference to give credit for paraphrased or quoted material.

• True

• False

Do I need to reference a quotation if I put it in my own words (paraphrase it)?

• No, this is a paraphrase and it doesn't need a citation.

• Yes, but you should only include an in-text citation. Paraphrases do not need to be referenced fully, so there is no need to include the source in the reference list.

• Yes. If you put a quotation in your own words you must acknowledge the original source. As a paraphrase, you must insert an in-text citation and include the full reference in your reference list to avoid accusations of plagiarism.

What is the appropriate font size for APA?

• 10
• 11
• 12
• 14

What are two parts of APA style?

• Citation and the reference list

• direct quote and paraphrasing

• Author names and year of publication

• Given Name and Surname of authors

What does it mean to paraphrase? 

• Paying someone else to write your essay. 
• Using someone else's words verbatim in your essay. 
• Copying and pasting someone else's work. 
• To put someone else's ideas into your own words. 

What information should be included in an in-text citation in APA format?

• Author's last name

• Date of publication

• Author's last name and date of publication

• Author's last name, date of publication, and title of article.

If I included the author’s last name in my lead-in sentence, then I do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

• True
• False

When you ___________, you are using someone's exact words, and you must use quotation marks. 

• borrow
• plagiarize
• quote
• paraphrase

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS
• use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes
• use the URL
• just skip it and do nothing