APA Format
Citing
Grammar & Punctuation
Plagiarism
Wild Card
100
What does APA stand for?
What is American Psychological Association
100
What online source should one generally NEVER cite in an APA-style paper?
What is WIKIPEDIA!
100
What is the difference between "data" and "datum"?
What is "data" is plural, "datum" is singular
100
What is plagiarism?
What is using someone else's ideas without giving proper credit.
100
Which term would be more appropriate to use in an APA-style paper, "cop" or "police officer"?
What is police officer; it is more formal and not as colloquial as "cop".
200
Which tense is used in APA-style papers?
What is past tense.
200
What kind of source is preferable for APA academic writing?
What is peer-reviewed journal articles
200
T or F: "Could of" and "would of" are in the English dictionary and are appropriate to use in an APA-style paper.
What is FALSE. "could of" and "would of" are NOT in the English dictionary because they do not exist. They are the verbal spellings of "could have" and "would have"
200
What are 3 possible consequences to plagiarizing?
What is Fail an Assignment, Fail a Class, Get Expelled
200
When is "&" used?
What is (1) in parentheses for in-text citation of authors, and (2) in the References page
300
What is the general format for an APA-style paper (i.e., Font, Font Size, Margins, Spacing)
What is Times New Roman, 12 pt. Font, 1 inch Margins, Double Spacing
300
What two things are italicized in a Journal Article source on the References page?
What is The Journal Title and the Volume of the Journal
300
What is the difference between i.e. and e.g.?
What is: i.e. stands for "that is"; e.g. stands for "for example"
300
Can you plagiarize yourself?
What is Yes! Neglecting to cite your previous work, and stating them as new ideas, would be plagiarism.
300
T or F: One would list references by alphabetizing by the first author's last name.
What is True!
400
Where do Tables, Figures, and any Appendices go in an APA-style paper?
What is at the end.
400
How does one cite a work that has no date?
What is use (n.d.). directly following the authors' names
400
Explain the difference between "your" and "you're".
What is "your" is a possessive pronoun; "you're" is a contraction for you are.
400
T or F: Large quotations are considered 30 or more words.
What is False! 40 or more words.
400
There are generally 3 types of outlines in APA-style. What are these 3 types?
What is (1) Alphanumeric, (2) Full-Sentence, (3) Decimal.
500
What two section headings in an APA-style paper are NOT bolded?
What is the Abstract and References.
500
What FOUR things are wrong with this reference citation: Halonen, James, and Bosack, Trevor. (2003). A rubric for learning and teaching in psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 30, 196-208.
What is (1) No first names, just first initials; (2) Use "&" instead of "and"; (3) Italicize Journal Title: Teaching of Psychology; (4) Italicize the volume: 30
500
Explain the difference between "there" "their" and "they're"
What is: "there" is a reference to a place; "their" is a possessive pronoun; and "they're" is a contraction and stands for they are.
500
What does doi stand for?
What is Digital Object Identifier
500
When does one use [sic] in an APA-style paper?
What is When citing a quote that has a misspelling, contains poor grammar or poor punctuation. To inform the reader that you did not misspell, use poor grammar, or poor punctuation, the original author did!
M
e
n
u