APA Formatting Quiz for University Students

What information should be included on the title page of an APA formatted paper?

• Table of contents, acknowledgements, page numbers

• Abstract, keywords, references

• Title of the paper, author's name, institutional affiliation

• Date of birth, address, phone number

How many words should an abstract for an APA formatted paper be?

• 150-250 words

• Less than 50 words

• 300-400 words

• 50-100 words

What is the purpose of an abstract in an APA formatted paper?

• To provide a detailed analysis of the paper's methodology

• To offer a personal opinion on the topic discussed in the paper

• To list all the references used in the paper

• To provide a brief summary of the key points of the paper

When using in-text citations in APA format, what information should be included in parentheses?

• Page number and publication year

• Author's last name and publication year

• Title of the article and publication date

• Author's first name and publication year

How should multiple authors be cited in an in-text citation in APA format?

• Include all the authors' first names in the citation

• List the first author's last name followed by the publication year

• List all the authors' last names in the first citation, followed by the publication year. For subsequent citations, use the first author's last name followed by et al. and the publication year.

• Use the first author's full name followed by et al. and the publication year

What should be included in the reference page of an APA formatted paper?

• Author's full name, publication date, title of the article, title of the magazine, and issue number

• Author's last name, first initial, publication year, title of the article, title of the book, and page numbers

• Author's first name, publication year, title of the book, publisher, and page numbers

• Author's last name, first initial, publication year, title of the article, title of the journal, volume number, and page numbers

How should the title of an article be formatted in the reference page of an APA formatted paper?

• In title case with every word capitalized

• In all lowercase letters

• In all uppercase letters

• In sentence case, with only the first word of the title and subtitle, if any, and any proper nouns capitalized.

What is the correct way to cite a direct quotation in APA format?

• Include the author's first name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.

• Include the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.

• Only include the page number in parentheses after the quotation.

• Include the title of the book, the year of publication, and the page number in parentheses after the quotation.

When paraphrasing in APA format, what information needs to be included in the citation?

• Publisher's location and date of access

• Author's last name and year of publication

• Title of the article and journal name

• Author's first name and page number

What is the correct formatting for a main heading in an APA formatted paper?

• Regular font and justified text

• Bold and centered text

• Italicized and left-aligned text

• Underlined and right-aligned text