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In-Text Citations & Referencing

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

True

b)

False

2.

It is important that all your sources appear in your reference list.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What elements make up an 'In-Text Citation'?

a)

author's last name

b)

author's full name

c)

author's last name and the year of publication

d)

page number

4.

You put your in-text citation inside of...

a)

"quotation marks"

b)

(parentheses)

c)

[brackets]

d)

$dollar signs$

5.

How do you organise a reference list?

a)

By year

b)

By alphabetical ordering of authors

c)

By their appearance in the article

d)

By the titles

6.

If the name of the author is Simon K. Cornwall and the publishing date is 2014, how do you cite it in-text?

a)

(Cornwall, 2014) said that ...

b)

Cornwall, (2014) said that ...

c)

Simon (2014) said that ...

d)

Simon, 2014 said that ...

7.

Which in-text citation is correct?

The writer is Wafi Haidi and the publication year is 2035.

a)

It explains as follows (Haidi, 2035).

b)

It explains as follows (Haidi, (2035)).

c)

It explains as follows (Wafi, 2035).

d)

It explains as follows (Wafi (2035)).

8.
Where do you place the in text citation in your sentence? 
a)
wherever you want 
b)
at the end of your sentence
c)
in the middle of the sentence
d)
right next to the info you cited in the sentence
9.

In what order are references listed at the end of the essay?

a)

chronological order

b)

alphabetical order

c)

descending order

d)

in the order they appear in the essay

10.
What happens if your source does not have an author listed? 
a)
Make one up
b)
Leave it off, putting the page number only
c)
Use the source title instead 
d)
Use your teacher's name 
11.

Choose the correct version of an in-text citation that must be used when paraphrasing from a web-site with an author.

a)

It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love' (Quant, 2003).

b)

(Quant, 2003) It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love'.

c)

It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love'. Quant (2003).