APA Style

What does APA stand for in reference to writing style?

• American Psychological Association

• Academic Publishing Authority

• American Poetry Association

• Association of Professional Authors

When citing a book in APA format, what is the correct order for the information: author, year, title, publisher?

• author, year, title, publisher

• year, author, title, publisher

• title, author, year, publisher

• publisher, title, author, year

In APA style, how should the title of an article be formatted?

• Sentence case

• Title case

• UPPERCASE

• camelCase

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

• Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL

• Author, A. (Year). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL

• Author, A. (Year, Month). Title of webpage. Website Name. URL

• Author, A. (Year, Month Day). Title of webpage. URL

When citing a direct quote in APA style, what punctuation should come before the page number?

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Colon

• Semicolon

What is the correct way to format the reference list in APA style?

• AuthorLastName, FirstInitial. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Page Numbers.

• AuthorLastName, Initials. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume, Issue, Page Numbers.

• AuthorLastName, Initials. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Page Numbers.

• AuthorLastName, Initials. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Volume(Issue), Page Numbers, DOI.

In APA style, how should in-text citations be formatted for a source with multiple authors?

• (Author1, Author3, Year)

• (Author1, Author2, Year)

• (Author1, Author2, & Author3, Year)

• (Author1, Author2, Author3, Year, Page)

What is the purpose of using APA style in academic writing?

• To make the paper longer by adding unnecessary details

• To provide a standardized format for citing sources, organizing content, and ensuring clarity and consistency in research papers.

• To confuse readers with complex formatting

• To limit creativity and originality in writing

What is the correct way to cite a journal article in APA format?

• AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). ArticleTitle. JournalName, Volume(Issue), PageRange. ISBN or URL

• AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). ArticleTitle. JournalName, Volume(Issue), PageRange. ISSN or URL

• AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). ArticleTitle. JournalName, Volume(Issue), PageRange. DOI or URL

• AuthorLastName, AuthorInitials. (PublicationYear). ArticleTitle. JournalName, Volume(Issue), PageRange. DOI or ISBN

How should the reference list be organized in APA style?

• Chronologically by publication date

• By the length of the title

• Randomly

• Alphabetically by the last name of the first author