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WorksheetsCT Referencing Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
I can download an assignment from the Internet and submit it as my own as it is for public use.
True
False
Which of the following types of sources need to be acknowledged?
Information from a variety of textbooks
Direct quotations, paraphrases/summaries
Common knowledge
Images, photos, graphics, charts, tables and statistics
Where does a citation occur in academic writing?
In -text
Reference list
only when a direct quote is used?
How do we in-text cite?
(Lesedi Matsepe, 2002, p. 7)
(Parton, 1876)
(Zwivhuya, 2001: 144)
(Souza et al., 1993, pp. 9 - 14)
Choose the correct version of an in-text citation that must be used when paraphrasing from a web-site with an author.
It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love' (Mokeona, 2003).
(Mokeona, 2003) It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love'.
It is said that many girls preferred to be called 'love'. Mokeona (2003).
Which in-text citation is used when quoting someone from a book?
According to Shardelow, "teenagers find Harvard referencing to be a waste of time". (2001)
According to Shardelow (2001:12), "teenagers find Harvard Referencing to be a waste of time".
According to (Shardelow, 2001), teenagers find Harvard Referencing to be a waste of time".
When is an in-text citation is used?
When you want to quote someone else's work (written/verbal/visual) or you use their ideas, information or intellectual property.
You feel that the words, ideas or concepts you are creating don't sound like your own, even though they are.
You use a quote with quotation marks.
You can copy and paste as much information from a source as long as you write a bibliography.
Yes
No
Author's surname name
You can submit your friend's last year's assignment as yours.
True
False
If you paraphrase information from a book, you still need to reference the original source.
Yes
No
When citing work in which three of the following do you need?
Page Number
Place of publication
Year of publication
Title
Author Surname
True or false, you use et al when there are more than 3 authors in in-text citations?
True
False
What is the missing part of the reference?
Baloyi, K. (2013) 3rd edn. Abingdon: Routledge.
(a)
True or False, you are marked on your referencing?
True
False
