This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Apa Formatting – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apa Formatting Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When using a parenthetical citation-If author(s) not mentioned in text, bracket author(s) and year of publication if should look like this: " ..... considered independently of intellectual mastery of that subject" (Booth, 163, p. 139). A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 2. In APA formatting, the title page should include the title of the paper, the author's name, and the ..... A) References. B) Abstract. C) Institutional affiliation. D) Keywords. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Institutional affiliation. 3. What should you do if you are quoting an author for the first time in a paragraph in APA format? A) State their full names. B) Only use their last names. C) Omit their names. D) Use their initials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State their full names. 4. Which of the following is a common error in APA reference list formatting? A) Using "et al." in the reference list.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. B) Using the author's initials instead of full first names. C) Not italicizing journal titles. D) Including the publisher's location. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not italicizing journal titles. 5. In APA formatting, the reference list should be in ..... order. A) Chronological. B) Alphabetical. C) Numerical. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetical. 6. Which of these is NOT true about paraphrasing? A) When paraphrasing, you maintain the ideas of the original material but use your own words. B) Paraphrased material is about the same length as the original. C) There's no need to cite a paraphrase. D) All of these are true about paraphrasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There's no need to cite a paraphrase. 7. What font and size should be used in APA format? A) Arial, Size 10. B) Times New Roman, Size 12. C) Verdana, Size 14. D) Calibri, Size 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman, Size 12. 8. In APA format, how should the references be organized on the reference page? A) By the order of citation in the paper. B) Alphabetically by the last name of the first author. C) By the publication date. D) Randomly, as they appear in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetically by the last name of the first author. 9. Ethics of Construction ..... What would go in the second blank? A) Section 100; class name. B) Date. C) First & last name. D) Department of ; school name. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Department of ; school name. 10. How would you properly cite a summary using APA formatting? A) According to Jones (), '' ", (p. #). B) According to Jones (), . C) () . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) () . 11. Which of the following is an example of a correct parenthetical in-text citation? A) (Smith, 2018). B) Smith, 2018, p. 45. C) (Smith, 2018, p. 45). D) Smith (2018). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Smith, 2018, p. 45). 12. Use a block quote for more than 30 words A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Which of the following is a Level 1 header? A) Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading. B) Centered, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading. C) Indented, Boldface, Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. D) Flush left, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading. 14. What goes in the upper right corner of an APA formatted paper? A) Your first initial and page number. B) The name of your professor. C) The title of your essay in all caps. D) Page number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Page number. 15. When doing scientific research, which is best? A) Primary Sources. B) Secondary Sources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Sources. 16. What is the default setting for margins in APA formatting? A) 0.5 inch. B) 1.5 inch. C) 2 inch. D) 1 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 inch. 17. How many spaces do you put after punctuation mark at the end of a sentence? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 18. A thesis is to MLA as a(n) ..... is to APA. A) Experiment. B) Valid argument. C) Statement. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 19. Which of the following should you observe when writing an abstract? A) Write in the first person. B) Be sure to include a phrase such as: "This paper will investigate ". C) Every single paper must have an abstract. D) Write the abstract last and include details used in the study. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Write the abstract last and include details used in the study. 20. In APA 7th edition, which of the following is the proper way to write an in-text citation for a text message or email? A) (B. Donald, personal communication, February 6, 2020). B) (Beth Donald, personal communication, February 6, 2020). C) (Donald, personal communication, February 6, 2020). D) (Donald, 2020). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (B. Donald, personal communication, February 6, 2020). 21. What is a key rule when using AI tools for research? A) Use AI as your only source of information. B) Always verify the facts provided by AI. C) Copy and paste AI-generated text without modification. D) Trust AI to provide accurate references without checking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Always verify the facts provided by AI. 22. In APA 7th edition, how would you write the following DOI in a reference list?DOI:10.1037/0000615-000 A) Https://doi.org/10.1037/0000615-000. B) DOI:10.1037/0000615-000. C) Doi:10.1037/0000615-000. D) 10.1037/0000615-000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Https://doi.org/10.1037/0000615-000. 23. If you paraphrase information from a source, what must you include in your citation? A) Only the author's last name. B) The author's last name and the year of publication. C) The author's last name, year, and page number. D) Only the year of publication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's last name, year, and page number. 24. Ethics of Construction ..... What would go in the third blank? A) Section 100; class name. B) Department of ; school name. C) Date. D) First & last name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Section 100; class name. 25. Fill in the blank:A paragraph in APA format consists of at least ..... sentences. A) Four. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 26. Illegal use of someone's work without proper citations. A) Referencing. B) Plagiarizing. C) Citing. D) Cheating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagiarizing. 27. Why is APA format important? A) Used to guide essays written in science based courses. B) Used to stress the importance of scientific findings. C) Used to make life more difficult. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used to guide essays written in science based courses. 28. Fill in the blank:When writing in APA, you usually write in the ..... person when referring to your thoughts. A) Third. B) Fourth. C) Second. D) First. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third. 29. Where should your reference page be located in an APA formatted paper? A) It should follow the last line after your essay body. B) It should be on its own page at the very end. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It should be on its own page at the very end. 30. APA format is used to format writing in which of the following industries? A) Literary Research & Writing. B) English Research & Writing. 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