Formatting
In-Text Citation
True or False
Reference List
Font & Punctuation
100
What line spacing is used in an APA paper?
Double spacing throughout the entire paper (except for block quotes and tables/figures) *NO extra spacing between paragraphs
100
What is using the exact words of the author?
Quotation
100
An in-text citation should include the author last name, date of publication, and page number
True
100
The reference page is organized alphabetically by: A. Article title B. Publication year C. Journal name D. Author’s last name
D. Author’s last name
100
What is the correct placement of a period for in-text citation? A. (Salcedo, 2012, pp. 18-21.) B. (Salcedo, 2012, pp. 18-21).
B. (Salcedo, 2012, pp. 18-21).
200
What font is used in an APA paper?
Times New Roman
200
Other than the year and author, this is needed for in-text citation
Page number
200
Paraphrasing (using your own words) a source does not require in-text citation
False - all facts, claims, and ideas that are not the writer's must be accompanied by in-text citation, even if they have been summarized and re-worded
200
How must each reference entry in the reference list be formatted?
Hanging indent
200
What is used between the parts of in-text citations formatted with brackets?
Comma and one space: (Kowalsky, 2010, p. 205)
300
What font size is used?
12
300
What is missing from this in-text citation? (Rogers, 2014, 12)
A "p." before the page number: (Rogers, 2014, p. 12)
300
When you find an image from Google, you must cite Google Images as the source
False - you need to go to the original website to find the citation details (Google only finds the image, it did not publish the image)
300
What does the abbreviation "doi" stand for?
Digital object identifier
300
The title of books and periodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers, etc.) are always formatted in this typeface
Italics
400
What appears at the top right-hand corner of a paper formatted in APA style?
Page number
400
This abbreviation is used in ALL in-text citations for works with 6 or more authors
et al. (Buhler et al., 2009, p. 11)
400
In-text citations with page ranges require a double "p": (Underwood, 2005, pp. 9-10)
True
400
If a journal article does not have a doi, the _____________ should be used as a substitute
If a journal article does not have a doi, the URL of the journal's website should be used as a substitute: Retrieved from: http//:www.homepage.org
400
Aside from the first word, what else is capitalized in titles of articles and book chapters?
Subtitles and proper nouns
500
What has a maximum of 50 characters and appears at the top left-hand corner of an APA paper?
Running head (an abbreviated version of the paper's title appearing on every page, except for the title and reference list pages)
500
To cite a secondary source (a "source within a source")...
(1) Use the citation of the original source for both in-text and reference list citations
(2) Refer to the original author in the paper, state "as cited in" within the bracket citation, and include only the secondary source in the reference list
(3) Find the original source to ensure the author has been represented accurately in the secondary source
(2) According to Brown's research, conventional citation standards are too stringent for community college students (as cited in Smith, 2011, pp. 184-185).
500
If a work has 3-5 authors, the names of all authors must be included for every in-text citation: (Jones, Salcedo & Victor, 2008, p. 112)
False - the first in-text citation must have all authors, but the first author's name and "et al." are used for all subsequent citations: (Jones et al., 2008, p. 112)
500
What is one way to identify a doi if it has not been clearly labelled in the library databases or on the journal article?
There are two ways to identify a doi: A: It begins with a "10." B. It begins with the URL prefix: http://dx.doi.org
500
The volume number of a journal article should be formatted in ________ typeface and the issue number should be placed in ______________ with _________ typeface
The volume number of a journal article should be formatted in italics and the issue number should be placed in brackets with regular typeface
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