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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
When citing one or two authors in-text, never use et al; instead, always provide the names of the author or authors.
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When providing two or more authors' names in a parenthetical citation, use "and" to join the names, not the ampersand (&) symbol. For example, (Lastname, Lastname, and Lastname, year, p. X).
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false
If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication or copyright date. Which of the following options is correct?
(Lastname, no date, p. X)
No citation is necessary.
(Lastname, n.d., p. X)
If the cited resource doesn't have an identified author, what information should be provided in the in-text citation?
(Anonymous, year, p. X)
No citation is necessary
(The first few words of the title of the resource, year, p. X)
If the author's last name and the year of publication are provided in the signal phrase before a quotation, what information is required in the parenthetical citation? For example: "Lastname (year) noted that, "quotation text" [what should be here?]".
No citation is necessary
The URL where the resource was retrieved
(p. X)
(page X) or (paragraph X)
What's wrong with the name in this journal article reference?
Godfrey, Donald. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
Only the initial should be provided for the first name: Godfrey, D.
There should be a comma after the period, but everything else is correct
What's wrong with the date in this journal article reference?
Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
It is missing the month and day of publication
It is missing a period after the closing parenthesis, but is otherwise correct
What's wrong with the article title in this citation?
Lane, J. A. (2018). I Hate It When Students Steal My Doughnuts. Journal of theft and thieving, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
It should be italicized
It should be in sentence case (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized)
It should be italicized and in sentence case
What's wrong with the journal title in this reference?
Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
It should be italicized and in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)
It should be italicized
It should be in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)
What's wrong with the volume number in this reference?
Lane, J. A. (2015). Cancelling class: Classic or trash?. Perspectives on Cancelling Class, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
It should not be italicized
It should be provided in the same parentheses as the issue number
There should be a period after the volume number
What's wrong with the issue number here?
Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
It is correct
It should be italicized
No parentheses are necessary
There should be a period, not a comma, after the closing parenthesis
What's wrong with the page numbers here?
Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.
Nothing
Provide just the page range (e.g., 544-547); "pp." isn't required
It is not necessary to note the page range in a reference to a journal article
The page numbers should provide all pages cited from within the article (e.g., pp. 544, 555, & 547), not the range of pages where the article is located in the journal.
What kind of reference is this?
Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA Style. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 49(4), 544-547. https://doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15
Chapter in edited ebook
Online journal article
Online newspaper article
Research report
What kind of reference is this?
Brody, J. E. (2007, December 11). Mental reserves keep brain agile. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com
Research report
Blog post
Web page
Online newspaper article
What kind of reference is this?
BC Hydro. (2013). Environmental impact statement executive summary. Retrieved from Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency website: http://www.ceaa-acee.gc.ca/050/documents_staticpost/63919/85328/Executive_Summary.pdf
Online technical or research report
Web page
Wiki posting
Online newspaper article
What kind of reference is this?
Royal Roads University. (n.d.). Create a preliminary document plan. Retrieved from http://library.royalroads.ca/writing-centre/writing-essay-start-here/create-preliminary-document-plan
Web page
Blog post
Wiki post
Technical or research report
What kind of reference is this?
How to write an essay. (n.d.). Retrieved October 28, 2014, from http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay
Web page
Blog post
Online journal article
Wiki post
What kind of reference is this?
Watt, K. (2018). The ninth art form: Why video games are good. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Print book
Ebook
Chapter in an ebook
Chapter in a print book
What kind of reference is this?
Hume-Pratch, J. (2014, July 25). How to use the new DOI format in APA Style [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2014/07/how-to-use-the-new-doi-format-in-apa-style.html
Blog post
Wiki post
Web page
Online technical or research report
Here is an in-text citation:
The economy is increasing rapidly. (Chen, p. 21)
What SHOULD the in-text citation look like?
The economy is increasing rapidly. (Chen, p. 21)
The economy is increasing rapidly. (Chen, 2018, p. 21)
The economy is increasing rapidly (Chen, 2018, p. 21).
The economy is increasing rapidly (Chen, p. 21).
Here is an in-text citation:
According to (Tsai), the doughnut that was stolen from the teacher was delicious (2).
What SHOULD the in-text citation look like?
According to (Tsai, 2018), the doughnut that was stolen from the teacher was delicious (p. 2).
According to (Tsai, 2018), the doughnut that was stolen from the teacher was delicious (2).
According to Tsai (2018), the doughnut that was stolen from the teacher was delicious. (p. 2)
According to Tsai (2018), the doughnut that was stolen from the teacher was delicious (p. 2).
Here is an in-text citation:
Pikulyam claims that the quiz was difficult (76), yet other experts refute this.
What SHOULD the citation look like?
Pikulyam (2017) claims that the quiz was difficult (p. 76), yet other experts refute this.
Pikulyam claims that the quiz was difficult, yet other experts refute this (2017, 76).
Pikulyam claims that the quiz was difficult (2017), yet other experts refute this (76).
Pikulyam (2017, p. 76) claims that the quiz was difficult, yet other experts refute this.
Here is an in-text citation:
Watt suggests that video games may not be responsible for violence after all.
What SHOULD the citation look like?
Watt (2018) suggests that video games may not be responsible for violence after all (4).
Watt suggests (2018) that video games may not be responsible for violence after all (p. 4).
Watt suggests that video games may not be responsible for violence after all (2018).
Watt (2018) suggests that video games may not be responsible for violence after all (p. 4).
Here is an in-text citation:
Thein alleges that cheating did in fact occur during the spelling bee (2018).
What SHOULD the citation look like?
Thein (2018) alleges that cheating did in fact occur during the spelling bee (p. 10).
Thein alleges that cheating did in fact occur during the spelling bee (2018, 10).
Thein alleges that cheating did in fact occur during the spelling bee (2018, p. 10).
Thein (2018) alleges that cheating did in fact occur during the spelling bee (10).
Here is an in-text citation:
Lane believe that students should strive to keep things simple.
What SHOULD the citation look like?
Lane (2018) believes that students should strive to keep things simple (p. 1).
Lane (2018) believe that students should strive to keep things simple (p. 1).
Lane believes that students should strive to keep things simple (2018).
Lane (2018) believes that students should strive to keep things simple (1).
