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WorksheetsAPA in-text citation basics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
When should you use in-text citations within your paper?
Whenever information comes from an external source
At the end of each chapter
In the References chapter
For all the paraphrased or cited content, the in-text must include:
The author's last name and the date of publication
The author's last name and the page number
The author and title of the work
For all quoted material, the in-text citation must include:
The author's last name, year, and title of the source.
The author's last name, year, and page or paragraph number.
The author's last name, title or the source, and page number.
Which of the following examples includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a summary or paraphrase?
Harmer (2012) stated that motivation has external sources ...
The author stated that motivation has external sources. (Harmer, The Practice of English Language Teaching).
Harmer (The practice of English Language Teaching) implied that motivation has many external sources.
Which of the following includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a quote?
Latorre (2002) clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p.7).
Latorre (2002) clearly states that "action research is an element ..."
Latorre clearly states that "the action research is an element ..." (p. 7).
Which of the following includes a properly formatted parentheses citation for a paraphrase?
Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, 2020)
Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (DeBono, Lateral Thinking)
Lateral Thinking is a deliberate, systematic process of using your ability to think in a different way. (Lateral Thinking, 2020)
A long quotation consists of ...
40 words or less
41 words or more
What is true about block quotations (more than 40 words)? Choose 3.
You must use quotation marks
Start the quotation in a new paragraph.
Cite the source in parentheses after the quotation’s final punctuation
The block is indented 1 inch (2.54 cm) from the left.
The spacing is double in the entire block quotation.
When a date of publication is not supplied ...
Do not include the cite
Use n.d (English) or s.f. (Spanish) after the author's last name
Just use the author's last name
Which is the correct parentheses citation for a work with three authors?
(Torres, Armenta & González, p.25)
(Torres and others, 2022)
(Torres et al., 2022)
