Direct Quotation
Paraphrase & Summary
Formatting
References
General
100
The term used to signify an introduction to a quotation that includes an author's name.
What is a signal phrase?
100

True or false?

Experts have pointed to a range of important potential contributors to the rise in childhood obesity that are unrelated to the media. - Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity" (2004), p. 1

The following is an acceptable paraphrase of the passage:

According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (2004), experts have indicated a wide range of significant potential contributors to childhood obesity that are not linked to media (p.1).

What is false? The language is too close to the original.

Original: Experts have pointed to a range of important potential contributors to the rise in childhood obesity that are unrelated to the media. - Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity" (2004), p. 1

Faulty paraphrase: According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (2004), experts have indicated a range of significant potential contributors to childhood obesity that are not linked to media (p.1).

100

True or False: A running head is required on all APA papers. 

What is false?

100
How is the References page organized?
In alphabetical order by author's last name.
100

The page called a "Works Cited" page in MLA format is called what in APA format?

What is a "References" page?

200
Two pieces of information that every in-text citation must include.
What are the author('s) name(s) and date?
200

True or False?

Experts have pointed to a range of important potential contributors to the rise in childhood obesity that are unrelated to the media. - Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity" (2004), p. 1

The following is an acceptable paraphrase of the passage:

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation (2004) suggested that various sources other than the media contribute to childhood obesity (p.1).

What is true?

Original: Experts have pointed to a range of important potential contributors to the rise in childhood obesity that are unrelated to the media. - Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity" (2004), p. 1

Acceptable paraphrase of the passage: A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation (2004) suggested that sources other than the media contribute to childhood obesity (p.1).

200

Two characteristics of the font required for an APA paper.

What are Times New Roman and 12-point?

200

Identify the error (other than hanging indent):

Swarns, Robert. (2017, April 9). A family, for a few days a year. The New York Times. https:// www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/a-family 

What is the author's name? (only the author's first initial should be used.)

200

What is the difference between information in the header of an MLA and an APA paper

What is:

MLA: Author's last name and page number

APA: Running head (abbreviated title in capital letters) and page number

300
Find the error in this direct quotation format:
According to Palladino and Wade, “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p. 147).
The date is missing.
300

Which are correctly formatted summaries: A, B, or both?

A. Yanovski and Yanovski (2002) explained that sibutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (p. 594).

B. Subutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (Yanovski & Yanovski, 2002, p. 594).

Both:

A. Yanovski and Yanovski (2002) explained that sibutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (p. 594).

B. Subutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (Yanovski & Yanovski, 2002, p. 594).

300

Bolded, with all important words capitalized. (2 things)

What are the title and headings?

300

Identify the error:

Swarns, R.L. (2017, April 9). "A family, for a few days a year." The New York Times. https:// www.nytimes.com/2017/04/09/a-family

The quotation marks.

300

How many times does the title of the essay appear in the paper, and where?

What is two? On the title page, and at the top of page 2.

400
Which citation(s) are correct?
1. According to Palladino and Wade (2010), “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p. 147).
2. In 2010, Palladino and Wade noted that “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (p. 147).
3. In fact, “a flexible mind is a healthy mind” (Palladino & Wade, 2010, p. 147).
What is all 3?
400

What is missing from the following summary?

According to one study, sibutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (2002, p. 594).

What are the authors' names?

According to one study, sibutramine suppresses appetite by blocking the reuptake of two neurotransmitters in the brain (Yanovski & Yanovski, 2002, p. 594).

400

Upper right hand corner of every page. 

What is where your page numbers should appear?

400

What is missing from this citation?

Cojanu, V. (2013). Economics, Darwinism, and the case of disciplinary imports. American Journal of Economics & Sociology. doi: 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2012.x

What are the volume and issue numbers and pages?

400

One major piece of information given in an APA in-text citation that does not appear in an MLA in-text citation.

What is the date?

500

Three things that characterize a "long quotation."

What are 40 words or more, no quotation marks, and indented a half inch. (Also, the period comes before the final parenthetical reference.)

500

The main difference between a paraphrase and a summary?

What is a paraphrase is about the same length as the original; a summary is a condensed version of a what is generally a longer passage, such as a chapter.

500

Three items that must appear on the title page.

What are (Possible answers include page number, title, author's name, date, school affiliation, professor's name). 

500

How a government document with no author should be cited on the References page.

What is instead of the author, give the governmental department that authored the document: U.S. Census Bureau or U.S. Transportation Department.

500
What does APA stand for?
What is the American Psychological Association.