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APA in-text citation basics

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

When should you use in-text citations within your paper?

a)

Whenever information comes from an external source

b)

At the end of each chapter

c)

In the References chapter

2.

For all the paraphrased or cited content, the in-text must include:

a)

The author's last name and the date of publication

b)

The author's last name and the page number

c)

The author and title of the work

3.

For all quoted material, the in-text citation must include:

a)

The author's last name, year, and title of the source.

b)

The author's last name, year, and page or paragraph number.

c)

The author's last name, title or the source, and page number.

4.

Which of the following examples includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a summary or paraphrase?

a)

Harmer (2012) stated that motivation has external sources ...

b)

The author stated that motivation has external sources. (Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching).

c)

Harmer (The practice of English Language Teaching) implied that motivation has many external sources.

5.

Which of the following includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a quote?

a)

Latorre (2002) clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p.7).

b)

Latorre (2002) clearly states that "action research is an element ..."

c)

Latorre clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p. 7).

6.

Which of the following includes a properly formatted parentheses citation for a paraphrase?

a)

Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, 2020)

b)

Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, Lateral Thinking)

c)

Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (Lateral Thinking, 2020)

7.

A long quotation consists of ...

a)

40 words or less

b)

41 words or more

8.

What is true about block quotations (more than 40 words)? Choose 3.

a)

You must use quotation marks

b)

Start the quotation in a new paragraph.

c)

Cite the source in parentheses after the quotation’s final punctuation

d)

The block is indented 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the left.

e)

The spacing is double in the entire block quotation.

9.

When a date of publication is not supplied ...

a)

Do not include the cite

b)

Use n.d (English) or s.f. (Spanish) after the author's last name

c)

Just use the author's last name

10.

Which is the correct parentheses citation for a work with three authors?

a)

(Torres, Armenta & González, p.25)

b)

(Torres and others, 2022)

c)

(Torres et al., 2022)