Which Type of Citation Am I?
Formatting In-Text 101
Formatting References 101
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You should know these...
100

These are the three main types of citations used in APA style?

What is an annotated bibliography, an in-text citation, and a reference list?

100

In an APA citation, what comes first ~ 

the title or the author's last name?

What is the author's last name?

100

True or false: There is a specific way to list your reference list?

What is True? It should be in alphabetical order.

100

What's missing?

(Lovseth 2025)

What is the comma (Lovseth, 2025)?

100

What does APA stand for?

What is American Psychological Association?

200

This type of citation appears inside your paragraphs of your paper...


What is an in-text citation?

200

True or False: et al. is used when a source has 3 or more authors

What is True? 

200

Which part of a book citation is italicized?

What is the book title?

200

True or False: All sources on the reference list must be cited in-text

What is True?

200

Failing to credit sources properly can lead to this accusation...

What is plagiarism?

300

This section appears at the end of your paper with a full list of all the sources you have used

What is the reference list?

300

How do you format two authors in an in-text citation?

Use the information below

Roots & Realities 

John Lovseth

Anna Dilley 

Date 10/01/2025

What is (Lovseth & Dilley, 2025)?

300

Put these in the correct order...

Title, Author, Source, Date

What is Author. (Date). Title. Source.?

300

In APA style, where do you place the in-text citation when quoting directly...before or after quotation marks, and where does the period go?


The in-text citation goes immediately after the closing quotation marks but before the period.

"" (Author, Date, p.#).

300

This website helps with citation guides

What is PurdueOwl?

400

This type of citation is used in addition to summarizing and evaluating the source

What is an annotated bibliography?

400

What goes inside the parenthesis for an in-text citation of a book?

What is (Author, Year) OR if quoting (Author, Year, p. #)?

400

What does sentence case mean for APA titles?

What is only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized?

400

What does (n.d.) mean in a citation?

What is no date available?

400

When do the writing tutors work?

What is Sunday-Thursday 8-10pm and Monday-Friday 12-1pm?

500

What does an annotated bibliography help you do?

What is it helps you evaluate, summarize, and reflect on sources to show their relevance and credibility for your paper?

500

What do you do if the in-text citation does not have the author listed for the journal article?

What is to use the title of the article in quotation marks? 

500

What is the format of an APA reference page?

What is the format is on a separate page, references centered at the top (bolded), alphabetized by author's last name, hanging indentation, double-spaced?

500

What's wrong with this citation? 


Palmquist, M., & Wallraff, B. (2020). In Conversation: A Writer’s Guidebook (2nd ed.). Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Palmquist, M., & Wallraff, B. (2020). In conversation: A writer’s guidebook (2nd ed.). Bedford/St. Martin’s.

500

The ILC course textbook "In Conversation" has a section on APA... what page does it start on?

What is page. 414-450?