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APA Citations and Format

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does APA stand for?

(a)  

2.

what are the two formats of citations?

a)

Reference Citation

b)

Bibliography

c)

Parenthetical Citation

d)

Parenthesis Citation

3.

Where does the reference page go?

a)

At the beginning

b)

After the title page

c)

At the end

4.

What is the reference page labeled as?

a)

References

b)

Works Cited

c)

Resources

d)

Bibliography

5.

What is parenthetical citation also called?

a)

In-text citation

b)

Parenthesis Citation

c)

Reference Citation

d)

Author-Year Citation

6.

Where do parenthetical citations go?

a)

after the evidence

b)

before the evidence

c)

in the lead-in statement

d)

at the end of the entire work

7.

What does DOI stand for?

(a)  

8.

What is a DOI?

a)

a link used to permanently link articles to the web

b)

a link synonymous to a URL

c)

a government owned website with documents

9.

Which of these is the correct order of a reference citation for an online journal article?

a)

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M.Title of article.(Year).Vol,(Issue), page numbers, DOI

b)

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Vol,(Issue), page numbers, DOI

c)

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. page numbers, DOI. Title of article. Title of Periodical, (Year).

d)

Lastname, F. M., & Lastname, F. M. (Year). Title of Periodical, Title of article. Vol,(Issue), page numbers, DOI

10.

Which is a correct example of a reference citation for an online journal article?

a)

Drollinger, T., Comer, L. B., & Warrington, P. T. (2006). Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale. Psychology & Marketing, 161-180,23(2).

https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20105

b)

Drollinger, T., Comer, L. B., & Warrington, P. T. (2006). Psychology & Marketing, 23(2), 161-180. Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale.https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20105

c)

Drollinger, T., Comer, L. B., & Warrington, P. T. (2006). Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale. Psychology & Marketing, 23(2), 161-180. https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20105

d)

Drollinger, T., Comer, L. B., & Warrington, P. T. Development and validation of the active empathetic listening scale. Psychology & Marketing, (2006).23(2),161-180.https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.20105

11.

what is the order of an in-text citation?

a)

page numbers, publication date, title

b)

author's last name, publication date, page numbers

c)

author's first name, paragraph numbers, publication date

d)

author's last name, publication year, page numbers

12.

Where does the publication year ALWAYS go?

a)

with the author's last name

b)

with the page numbers

c)

at the end of the evidence

13.

Do you leave the period inside the quote?

a)

yes

b)

no

14.

Where do you put the period in an in-text citation?

a)

after the parenthesis

b)

in the quote

c)

after the quote

d)

inside the parenthesis

15.

True or false: Paraphrased evidence does not need a citation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

How should your header be formatted for a student paper?

a)

at the top of the page with page number in the right corner

b)

at the middle of the page with page number in the right corner

c)

at the top of the page with page number in the left corner

d)

at the middle of the page with page number in the left corner

17.

What fonts and sizes does APA recommend?

a)

11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode as well as serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, 10-point Computer Modern.

b)

12-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode as well as serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, 10-point Computer Modern.

c)

11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode as well as serif fonts such as 11-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, 10-point Computer Modern.

d)

11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, and 10-point Lucida Sans Unicode as well as serif fonts such as 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, 12-point Computer Modern.

18.

What should be on your student Title Page?

a)

title of the paper

b)

author's name

c)

institutional affiliation

d)

full date

19.

What size margins should you use for your essay on all sides?

a)

1"

b)

2"

c)

3"

d)

4"

20.

What are long quotations considered as?

a)

40+ words

b)

45+ words

c)

35+ words

d)

50+ words

21.

Long quotations are in a free-standing block

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Long quotations are in a new line with no extra lines before and after

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What type of indent,margins, and spacing do long quotations have?

a)

1/2" indent, left margin, 1.5 spacing

b)

1" indent, left margin, double spacing

c)

1/2" indent, left margin, double spacing

d)

1/2" indent, right margin, 1.5 spacing

24.

Do long quotations have quotation marks?

a)

Yes

b)

No

25.

How do you cite a work by two authors?

a)

You name the first author in the in-text, and both in the references.

b)

You name both authors in the signal phrase or in parentheses.

c)

You add them both in the reference page.

26.

Johnson (a)   Massey (2023) state....

27.

(Johnston (a)   Massey, 2023, p. 94-96)

28.

What is this called?

&

(a)  

29.

How do you cite a work by three or more authors?

a)

List only the first author’s name followed by “et al.”

b)

List only the first two authors' names followed by “et al.”

c)

List the first three authors' names followed by “et al.”

30.

You don't use "et al." in the first in-text citation

a)

true

b)

false

31.

What happens if you don’t know the author?

a)

cite the source by its title in the signal phrase

b)

use the first word or two in the parentheses.

c)

if the author’s name is listed as “Anonymous”, use that as the author’s name

d)

cite the source by the institutional affiliation

32.

should the reference page be on a separate page?

a)

yes

b)

no

33.

what spacing should the reference page be?

a)

single

b)

1.5

c)

double

d)

1.15

34.

what is a hanging indent in the reference page?

a)

All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.

b)

All lines after the first two lines of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.

c)

All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one inch from the left margin.

d)

All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin.

35.

How do you format the author’s name in the citation?

a)

place the last name first with the first and middle names as initials after a comma.

b)

place the last name first with the first and middle names as initials after a period.

c)

place the last name first with the first and middle names after a comma.

d)

place the last name first with the first name as an initial after a comma

36.

How do you capitalize titles in the reference page?

a)

For books, chapters, articles, reports, journals, or other sources, you capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle.

b)

For books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, you capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle.

c)

For books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, you capitalize only the first letter of the first two words of the title and subtitle.

d)

For books, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, you capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle.

37.

What works do you italicize in the reference page?

a)

longer works

b)

shorter works

c)

books and articles

d)

journals

38.

what do you do for titles of shorter works such as chapters in books or essays in collections in the reference page?

a)

Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around them

b)

Do not italicize, capitilize, underline, or put quotes around them

c)

Do not italicize or put quotes around them

d)

Do not italicize, capitilize, or underline

39.

how do you capitlize titles academic journlas in the reference page?t

a)

Capitalize all major words and the first word

b)

Capitalize the first word

c)

Capitalize all major words

d)

Capitalize all words

40.

What goes first in a citation without an author in the reference page?

a)

Anonymous

b)

The title of the work goes first.

c)

The institutional affiliation goes first

d)

The periodical goes first

41.

How are URLs formatted in the reference page?

a)

after the site name, and include a retrieval date and the word “from” if the webpage is subject to change.

b)

before the site name, and include a retrieval date and the word “of” if the webpage is subject to change.

c)

before the site name, and include a retrieval date and the word “from” if the webpage is subject to change.

d)

after the site name, and include a publication date and the word “of” if the webpage is subject to change.

42.

How do you find the DOI if the code is hidden?

a)

by clicking on a button that says “article” and it will take you to a full article with the DOI.

b)

by clicking on a button that says either “journal” or or an abbreviation of a vendor’s name, and it will take you to a full article with the DOI.

c)

by clicking on a button that says either “article” or or an abbreviation of a vendor’s name, and it will take you to a full article with the DOI.

d)

by clicking on a button that says either “article” or or an abbreviation of a affiliation's name, and it will take you to a full article with the DOI.