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APA 7-Template

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does APA stand for?

a)

American Plagiarism Association

b)

American Psychological Association

c)

Academic Plagiarism Act

d)

Anti-Plagiarism Association

2.

Which of the following is a correct in-text citation?

a)

[Jones, p. 5)

b)

(Jones, 1998, p 199)

c)

(Jones, p. 199, 1998)

d)

(Jones, 1998, p. 199)

3.

What is the minimum number of authors required in order to use "et al" in subsequent in-text citations within your paper? And what does "et al" stand for?

a)

Three authors; "at all"

b)

Three authors; "and others"

c)

Three authors; "all but"

d)

Five authors; "and others"

4.

Find the mistake:

According to Jones, the "main reason for war is religion" (1998, p.199)

a)

You must include "Jones" in the parenthesis

b)

The year of publication should come after "Jones"

c)

You do not need to include the page number

d)

The author's name should be in square brackets

5.

Find the mistake:

Sneed (1990) responded, "I was born in a desert, raised in a lion's den" (p. 7).

a)

No "p." before "7"

b)

Should be 'response' instead of 'responded'

c)

months missing from parenthetical reference

d)

Nothing wrong

6.

How do you cite this reference in-text in your writing: Akita, N. K. (2001). Exploring Research. NJ: Prentice Hall

a)

Akita, N. K. (2001)

b)

N. K. Akita (2001)

c)

Akita (2001)

d)

Akita, N. (2001)

7.

Which is the correct heading for the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in an APA formatted paper?

a)

References

b)

Works Cited

c)

Bibliography

d)

Sources

8.

When you are quoting directly from a source, what information do you need to include in the text?

a)

Author's name

b)

Author's name and date of publication

c)

Author's name, date of publication and page number.

d)

Your name

9.

Which of the following is NOT a formatting requirement of APA?

a)

Double space your text

b)

Use 10pt font

c)

Use 1 inch margins

d)

Use standard size paper (8.5 X 11 inch)

10.

Which of the following is NOT true of a proper reference list?

a)

It should appear at the end of your paper

b)

You should underline the word "References"

c)

Entries should be in alphabetical order

d)

Author names are inverted (last name first) ie Jones, Colin.

11.

Find the mistake:

Berndt, T.J. (2002). Friendship quality, Psychological Science, 11, 7-10.

a)

"Friendship quality" should be underlined

b)

"quality" should be capitalized

c)

"Psychological Science" should be italicized

d)

You should put "p." before 7-10

12.

APA style does all these except …

a)

Helping you find the best resources when doing research.

b)

Making your work visually and organizationally consistent.

c)

Requiring you to credit where you got your information, avoiding plagiarism.

d)

Making it easy for readers to find your sources, via citations and references.

13.
What goes in the upper right corner of an APA formatted paper?
a)
Your full name
b)
The name of your professor
c)
The title of your essay in all caps
d)
Page number
14.
Where should your reference page be located in an APA formatted paper?
a)
It should follow the last line after your essay body.
b)
It should be on its own page at the very end. 
15.

A title in APA format should be

a)

At the left margin

b)

Underlined

c)

All Caps

d)

Centered

16.
The margins in APA essays should be what size? 
a)
.5"
b)
1"
c)
1.5"
d)
2"
17.
What kind of spacing should a paper in APA  Format contain?
a)
Single
b)
Double
c)
1.5
d)
Multiple
18.
How is the Reference page arranged?
a)
Alphabetically, by title of the work
b)
Alphabetically, by the author's first name
c)
Alphabetically, by the author's last name
d)
By publication year
19.

Which of the following in-text citation for works with three or more authors complies with the 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual?

a)

(Abella, Aniñon, Baldemor, and Josef, 2019)

b)

(Abella, Aniñon, Baldemor & Josef, 2019)

c)

(Abella, et. al, 2019)

d)

(Abella et al., 2019)

20.

In APA 7th edition, how would you write the in-text citation for the book Effects of Library Anxiety on Generation Z Students written by Edward Cullen, Hermione Granger, Mina Harker, and Agnes Grey published in 2018?

a)

(Cullen, Granger, Harker, & Grey, 2018)

b)

(Cullen, Granger, Harker, and Grey, 2018)

c)

(Cullen et al., 2018)

d)

Cullen et al., 2018

21.

How many spaces do you put after punctuation mark at the end of a sentence?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

22.

In APA 7th edition, which of the following is the proper reference list citation for an article without a doi?

a)

Geck, C. (2006). The Generation Z Connection: Teaching Information Literacy to the Newest Net Generation. Teacher Librarian, 33(3), 19-23.

b)

Geck, C. (2006). The generation Z connection: Teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian, 33(3), 19-23. https://ezproxy.uu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lxh&AN=19832337&site=ehost-live

c)

Geck, C. (2006). The generation Z connection: Teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian, 33(3), 19-23.

d)

Geck, C. (2006). The generation Z connection: Teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian, 33, 19-23. http://teacherlibrarian.com/

23.

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

a)

True

b)

False

24.

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

a)

Simon

b)

Cornwall

c)

S. Cornwall

d)

Cornwall, S. K.

25.

What information should be included in an in-text citation in APA format?

a)

Author's last name

b)

Date of publication

c)

Author's last name and date of publication

d)

Author's last name, date of publication, and title of article.

26.
What is needed to cite a direct quote (fewer than 40 words) correctly?
a)
Page number of the source quoted
b)
Author's first name
c)
The page number of the source quoted. The quote should be enclosed in double quotation marks
27.

Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated?

a)

the study, by Wenzel Brown and Beck (2008)

b)

the study by Wenzel, Brown, and Beck (2008)

c)

the study by Wenzel, Brown, & Beck, (2008)

d)

the study by Wenzel, Brown & Beck (2008)

e)

the study by Wenzel Brown and Beck (2008)