This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Academic Writing > Citation And Referencing > Apa Formatting – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Apa Formatting Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a common error in APA in-text citations? A) Including the author's first name. B) Omitting the publication year. C) Using "and" instead of "&" between authors' names. D) All of the above.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 2. Kraizer, S. (2011). Safety on the Internet. Retrieved from http://safechild.org/categoryparents/safety-on-the-internet/For this source, the in-text citation is ..... A) (Kraizer, Safety on the internet, 2011). B) (Kraizer, S, 2011). C) Kraizer, S, 2011. D) (Kraizer, 2011). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (Kraizer, 2011). 3. If you are paraphrasing (in-direct quote) how do you cite in text? A) PLAGIARIZE!. B) Just include the link from where you got it from. C) Don't worry about citing it. D) You only need to put author and year in parenthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You only need to put author and year in parenthesis. 4. Which of the following is the correct format for the title of the page that lists all your references at the end of the paper? A) Left justified, boldfaced, with this word bolded:References. B) Centered, with the words:Works Cited. C) Left justified, boldfaced, with these words bolded:WORKS CITED. D) Centered, with this word bolded:References. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Centered, with this word bolded:References. 5. What should be included in the reference list in APA formatting? A) All the sources cited in the paper. B) All the websites you've visited. C) All the movies you've watched. D) All the books you've read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the sources cited in the paper. 6. 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. 7. In APA formatting, the title page should include the title of the paper, the author's name, and the ..... A) Abstract. B) Institutional affiliation. C) Keywords. D) References. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Institutional affiliation. 8. 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) Use their initials. C) Only use their last names. D) Omit their names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) State their full names. 9. Which of the following is a common error in APA reference list formatting? A) Using the author's initials instead of full first names. B) Not italicizing journal titles. C) Including the publisher's location. D) Using "et al." in the reference list.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not italicizing journal titles. 10. In APA formatting, the reference list should be in ..... order. A) Chronological. B) Alphabetical. C) Numerical. D) Random. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alphabetical. 11. 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. 12. What font and size should be used in APA format? A) Arial, Size 10. B) Times New Roman, Size 12. C) Calibri, Size 11. D) Verdana, Size 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Times New Roman, Size 12. 13. 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. 14. Ethics of Construction ..... What would go in the second blank? A) First & last name. B) Department of ; school name. C) Section 100; class name. D) Date. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Department of ; school name. 15. 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) () . 16. Which of the following is an example of a correct parenthetical in-text citation? A) (Smith, 2018). B) Smith (2018). C) (Smith, 2018, p. 45). D) Smith, 2018, p. 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (Smith, 2018, p. 45). 17. 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. 18. Which of the following is a Level 1 header? A) Flush left, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading. B) Indented, Boldface, Title Case Heading Ending With a Period. C) Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading. D) Centered, Boldface Italic, Title Case Heading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centered, Boldface, Title Case Heading. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. What is the default setting for margins in APA formatting? A) 1.5 inch. B) 2 inch. C) 1 inch. D) 0.5 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 inch. 22. How many spaces do you put after punctuation mark at the end of a sentence? A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 23. A thesis is to MLA as a(n) ..... is to APA. A) Hypothesis. B) Experiment. C) Statement. D) Valid argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothesis. 24. 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. 25. 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). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAcademic Writing QuizzesGrammar QuizzesApa Formatting Quiz 1Apa Formatting Quiz 3Apa Formatting Quiz 4Apa Formatting Quiz 5Apa Formatting Quiz 6Apa Citations And Formatting QuizChicago Formatting QuizCiting Mla QuizCorrect Mla Formatting QuizHarvard Referencing QuizMla Format QuizMla Formatting And Documentation QuizMla Works Cited QuizTurabian Formatting QuizWorks Cited Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books