Understanding APA Format

In APA format, what order should the references of an article be listed in?

• Publication date

• Alphabetical order of the author's last name

• Length of the article

• Importance of the article

In APA format, if you cite an article with three or more authors, how should you cite it in the text?

• List the last names of all authors

• List the last name of the first author, then add "et al."

• List only the first and last authors

• List the title of the article

In APA format, what information should the citation in the text include?

• Author's name and title

• Book title and year of publication

• Author's last name, year of publication, and page number (if applicable)

• Author's full name and date of publication

How should the title of a book be formatted in an APA reference list?

• Italicised/Italicized

• Underlined

• Bold

• Quoted

What information should be included on the title page?

• Title of the paper

• The name of university

• Course number and name

• Assignment due date

What is the correct way to format an author's name in an APA reference list?

• First name, middle initial, last name

• Last name, first initial, middle initial

• Last name, full first name

• First initial, last name

In APA format, how should you cite a direct quote from a source?

• Include the author's last name and the page number

• Include only the page number

• Include the author's last name, year of publication, and page number

• Include the author's full name and the page number

How should the journal title and volume be formatted in an APA reference list?

• Italicised/Italicized

• Underlined

• In quotation marks

• Bold

In APA format, how should you list multiple works by the same author in the reference list?

• By publication date, starting with the oldest

• By publication date, starting with the most recent

• Alphabetically by title

• By the length of the article

What is the correct way to format the date in an APA reference list entry?

• (Smith 2020)

• (Smith, 2020)

• (Smith 2020, p. 15)

• (Smith, 2020, p. 15)