APA In-Text Citation Guidelines

This video tutorial covers the rules for APA in-text citations, including the necessary components such as the author's last name and year of publication. It explains where to place citations within sentences and paragraphs, how to handle multiple authors, and what to do when there is no publication date or author. The tutorial also addresses citing organizations and titles, and the use of page and paragraph numbers. It provides practical examples and resources to help learners apply these rules effectively.

What is the primary goal of learning APA citation rules?

• To memorize all rules by heart

• To become an APA guru

• To understand how to look up and apply the rules

• To use APA in daily life

Which two pieces of information are always required in an APA in-text citation?

• Author's last name and title of the work

• Author's first name and year of publication

• Title of the work and year of publication

• Author's last name and year of publication

Where can you place an APA in-text citation in a sentence?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• After the author's name if mentioned

• In the middle of the sentence

• At the end of the sentence

How should you cite a source with five authors for the first time?

• Use only the first author's last name

• List the first three authors' last names

• Use the first author's last name followed by 'et al.'

• List all authors' last names

What abbreviation is used when there is no publication date?

• n.d.

• n.p.

• n.a.

• n.t.

Can 'anonymous' be used as an author in APA citation?

• Yes, if the author's name is unknown

• No, unless the work is signed as 'anonymous'

• Yes, for any work without an author

• No, it is never allowed

What should you do if a source has no author and is not from an organization?

• Use 'unknown' as the author

• Use the title of the work in the author position

• Use 'anonymous' as the author

• Leave the author position blank

When is it mandatory to include a page number in an APA citation?

• When summarizing

• When paraphrasing

• When quoting directly

• When citing a website

Where should you place an in-text citation within a paragraph?

• In the sentence where the source is first used

• At the end of the paragraph

• At the beginning of the paragraph

• In every sentence of the paragraph