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Referencing Challenge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whenever you incorporate research in your work, which of the following do you have to include? Check all that apply.

a)

In-text citation

b)

End-of-text reference

c)

Endnotes

d)

Your name

2.

Which of the following do you need for in-text citation? Check all that apply.

a)

url

b)

Author's surname

c)

Initial of author's first name

d)

Year of publication

e)

Month and day of publication

3.

For which of the following should you always use in-text citation? Check all that apply.

a)

Paraphrase

b)

Quote

c)

Summary

d)

None of the responses

e)

Cover page

4.

If a publication does not have a date, what should you do when referencing the source?

a)

Use the date that you found the information.

b)

Put u.d. which means 'undated'.


c)

Leave the section for the date blank.

d)

Put n.d. which means 'no date'.

e)

Use the date that the assignment is due.

5.

How current should the information be that you have gotten from research that you want to include in your work?

a)

Not more than 10 years

b)

Not more than 7 years

c)

Not more than 5 years

d)

Not more than 3 years

e)

There is no limit once the information is valid.

6.

If there are multiple authors for a publication such as a journal article or text, their names should be placed in alphabetical order on the reference page.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The author's surname and first name initial are used on the reference page.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The entries on the reference page should be placed in alphabetical order.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which of the following should be capitalised in the title for the reference page? Check all that apply.

a)

The first word in the title


b)

The first word in the sub-title

c)

All the nouns

d)

All the words

e)

Words such as place names or names of organisations

10.

Which of the following is usually put in italics? Check all that apply.

a)

The name of a book

b)

The title of the journal article

c)

The title of an article on a website

d)

The name of the journal

e)

The name of the newspaper

11.

You should not use bullet points for your reference page.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which should be placed in brackets when the in-text citation goes at the end of the referenced information?

a)

The author's surname

b)

The date

c)

The referenced information

d)

Nothing should be placed in brackets

13.

Which should be placed in brackets when the in-text citation goes at the beginning of the referenced information?

a)

The author's surname

b)

The year

c)

The referenced information

d)

Nothing should be placed in brackets.

14.

What APA stand for?

a)

Australian Publication Association

b)

Artists Polls and Authors

c)

Authors Presentations and Accolades

d)

American Psychological Association

e)

Authentic Purposes and Activities

15.

Which edition of APA should you use?


a)

5th

b)

6th

c)

7th

d)

8th

e)

It does not matter as long as it is APA.


16.

What is wrong with the reference below?

Boulton, C. (2024, May 4). The Bible and its relevance today. https://www.the-bible-and-its-relevance.org.

a)

The title

b)

The author details

c)

The date

d)

the url

e)

Nothing is wrong

17.

What is wrong with the reference below?

Ellison, Ellen P. (2015). The benefits of drinking water. Liquid Publications.

a)

The author details

b)

The date

c)

The title

d)

The publisher

e)

Nothing is wrong.

18.

What is wrong with the reference below?

Kelly, S. (2021). Woman stuck in a cave for hours. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com

a)

Author details

b)

The title

c)

The publisher

d)

The url

e)

Nothing is wrong.

19.

What is wrong with the reference below?

Doe, F. (2018). Mending Relationships. Psychology of Man, 42 (5), 10-15. https://doi.org/12.3698/oct.7458

a)

Author details

b)

Title

c)

Volume Number

d)

Page number

e)

Nothing is wrong

20.

What is wrong with the reference below?

Wilks, Z. (2022, February 14). The effects of stress on mental health. Jamaica Observer, pgs.10-11.

a)

The author details

b)

The date

c)

The page number

d)

The title of the newspaper

e)

The title of the article