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APA 7th edition

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the only acceptable margins?

(a)  

2.

A level 1 heading is (a)   , boldface, uppercase and lowercase heading

3.

True or false: Arial font is allowed in 7th APA

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The reference list must be/have (check all)

a)

Centered

b)

Hanging indent

c)

Single space

d)

Alphabetized entry

e)

In order of use in essay

5.

True or false: Abbreviations must not be used (ex. CNO for College of Nurses of Ontario)

a)

True

b)

False

6.

This is an acceptable citation for the FIRST use of 3+ authors: (Smith et. al, 2020).

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which must include a running head on each page?

a)

Professional papers

b)

Student papers

c)

Both

d)

Neither

8.

For pronoun use, APA 7th:

a)

Allows the use of "they" as a singular pronoun if it is appropriate

b)

Endorses the use of "they" as a singular pronoun

c)

Does not allow it; you must use terms such as "he or she" or "the nurse"

d)

Has no opinion or rule

9.

In the seventh edition, up to _______ authors should now be included in a reference list entry.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

15

d)

20

10.

The label “DOI:” is no longer used for references that include a DOI.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

If a citation of 2 authors is in the signal phrase, the correct citation is:

a)

Findings by Smith et. al (2019) show that....

b)

Findings by Smith and Morrison (2019) show that....

c)

Findings by Smith & Morrison (2019) show that....

d)

Findings by Smith and Morrison show that........(2019)

12.

When you cite 2 authors (ie the information from that sentence is from 2 sources) you should put it them in separate parentheses - ex. Smoking can be reduced only if the patient is willing to change. (Smith,2019) (Morrison, 2020)

a)

True

b)

False

13.

If you have two sources by the same author in the same year: (check all)

a)

Use lower-case letters (a, b, c). Ex. (CNO, 2016a) and (CNO, 2016b)

b)

Use upper case letters (ex. CNO, 2016A) and (CNO, 2016B)

c)

Use the same designation that you use in citations in the reference list

d)

Include the month of publication to differentiate

14.

Which of the following is/are proper citations/references for an INDIRECT paraphrased secondary source (more than 1 answer allowed)?

a)

Morrison argued that... (as cited in Smith, 2020 p. 1).

b)

The primary author (ex. Morrison) should be in the reference list

c)

The author of the source you find the information in (i.e. the secondary source) should be the only author listed in the reference page

d)

(Morrison, 2005, as cited in Smith, 2020, p. 1)

15.

On the reference page with 3 entries by the same author(s), the following is correct (more than 1 answer):

a)

List the author according to order of use in the paper

b)

List the entries with earliest date (ex. 2012 first, 2014 second, 2018 third(

c)

If there is no date, do not include this source in the reference list

d)

If there is no date in one entry, list in order of date, with (n.d) being the first entry