This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Apa Formatting – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apa Formatting Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the error in the following in-text citation: "(Smith, 2020, p. 45)." A) The year should be omitted. B) The page number should be omitted. C) The author's first name should be included. D) There is no error.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is no error.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 2. For a narrative citation-If author(s) mentioned in text, only bracket the year of publication like this:Stapleton and Helms-Park (2006) introduced a multi-trait instrument to help students ..... A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. Fill in the blank:In APA format, the reference list should be ..... A) Quadruple-spaced. B) Single-spaced. C) Double-spaced. D) Triple-spaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double-spaced. 4. What is the proper format for numbering the pages? A) "#" (Number only). B) "Page #". C) "Your last name #". D) "Number 1". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "#" (Number only). 5. Fill in the blank:The American Psychological Association (APA) format is ..... spaced. A) Single. B) Triple. C) Double. D) Quadruple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Double. 6. The year of publication should be included in parentheses after an author's name whenever the author is named in the text. For example: "Nickitas (2020) argued that ..... " A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What does the abstract of an APA research paper consist of? A) A glossary of lesser known terms. B) An outline of the essay. C) A concise summary of the major points of your research. D) A summary of why you researched this particular subje. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A concise summary of the major points of your research. 8. When paraphrasing in APA format, what should you include at the end of the paraphrase? A) The title of the work. B) The author's name. C) The page number. D) The publication year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The page number. 9. Block quotes are when you have more than ..... lines of a direct quote A) 2. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 10. What should you do if you have previously quoted the authors in a paragraph in APA format? A) Only state their last names. B) Omit their names. C) Repeat their full names. D) Use their initials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only state their last names. 11. The first page of an APA formatted paper is the ..... A) Abstract. B) Title page. C) First page of the essay. D) Cover page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cover page. 12. Choose the correct in-text citation format for a direct quotation: A) (Talusan, 2019). B) (2019, p.62). C) (Talusan, 2019, p. 62). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Talusan, 2019, p. 62). 13. Which is a correct parenthetical citation? A) (Cohen and Wills, 1985). B) (Cohen & Wills 1985). C) (Cohen and Wills 1985). D) (Cohen & Wills, 1985). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Cohen & Wills, 1985). 14. What font size is required in APA formatting? A) 12. B) 10. C) 14. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 15. What is required in the upper left-hand corner of the first page? A) The words running head and the title of your paper in all caps. B) Page number. C) Your name. D) Your Name, Teacher Name, Date Due, Class Period. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The words running head and the title of your paper in all caps. 16. What should be included in the affiliation line on the title page? A) Your favorite food. B) Your favorite quote. C) Your department of study and university. D) Your favorite color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your department of study and university. 17. Which of the following fonts are acceptable for an APA formatted paper? A) Times New Roman. B) Arial. C) Comic Sans. D) Both Times New Roman and Arial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Times New Roman. 18. Fill in the blank:The sample essay suggests purchasing the Concise Rules of ..... A) APA. B) MLA. C) Harvard. D) Chicago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) APA. 19. How would you properly cite a quote using APA formatting? A) According to Jones (), '' ", (p. #). B) According to Jones (), . C) () . D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to Jones (), '' ", (p. #). 20. ETHICAL or UNETHICALI asked AI to list direct quotes from the book I read about "love." Then, I chose 3 that support my thesis. In the end, I cited the book that the quotes came from, not AI. A) ETHICAL. B) UNETHICAL. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ETHICAL. 21. Why is it important to have in-text citations in an APA formatted paper? A) To show the exact year that the information was used in the essay. B) To show exactly where the resources were paraphrased or quoted in the essay. C) To indicate the author's name, year, and publisher next to each sentence that uses the resources's information. D) To include double the credit that the resource page provides to avoid plagiarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show exactly where the resources were paraphrased or quoted in the essay. 22. Fill in the blank:For essays that ask for autobiographical information, you may write in the ..... person. A) Third. B) Second. C) First. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First. 23. What do you title your citation page in APA format? A) Resources. B) References. C) Citations. D) Works Cited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) References. 24. A title in APA format should be A) Bolded. B) It should be bold, centered, adn in all caps. C) All Caps. D) Centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centered. 25. Which is the correct way to cite an article written in 2018 by the author Mohd. Amir bin Abdullah? A) (Mohd. Amir, 2018). B) (Abdullah, 2018). C) (bin Abdullah, 2008). D) (Mohd. Amir, 2008). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (Mohd. Amir, 2018). 26. What is a header? A) The border of the paper. B) A phrase that appears at the top of each page. C) The name of your paper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that appears at the top of each page. 27. Quotations longer than 40 words should be formatted as block quotes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. When paraphrasing information from a source, which of the following is necessary according to APA guidelines? A) The page number where the information was found. B) The year of publication only. C) The author's last name and the year of publication. D) The author's last name only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's last name and the year of publication. 29. When writing a scientific research paper ..... A) Include your own opinion. B) Include parenthetical citations. C) Start every sentence with "I think". D) Be as descriptive as possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Include parenthetical citations. 30. What is the correct way to format the running head in APA style? A) Justified. B) Left-aligned. C) Right-aligned. D) Centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left-aligned. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesApa Formatting Quiz 1Apa Formatting Quiz 2Apa Formatting Quiz 3Apa Formatting Quiz 4Apa Citations And Formatting QuizChicago Formatting QuizCiting Mla QuizCorrect Mla Formatting Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books