APA Citation Practice Quiz!
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In this citation quiz on tests examined by the American Psychological Association, we’ll be taking a look at your knowledge on the style and guidelines that go into both taking and analyzing the results of these examinations. What can you tell us about it?
- 1.
- A.
Need to reference.
- B.
No need to reference.
- 2.
- A.
Need to reference
- B.
No need to reference
- 3.The United States of America became a country in 1776.
- A.
Need to reference
- B.
No need to reference
- 4.
- A.
Internet Explorer is a lot of fun because you can find interesting information.
- B.
Internet Explorer has a 96% browser market share as of June 2000.
- C.
Internet Explorer is created by Microsoft.
- D.
Bill Gates is the man who founded the company that creates Internet Explorer.
- E.
None of the above.
- 5.
- A.
Set the quote off with double quotation marks.
- B.
Indent and use a block format without any quotation marks.
- C.
Use a single quotation at the beginning and end of the quotation.
- D.
Use double quotation marks and single spacing.
- 6.
- A.
The authors' names.
- B.
The year of publication.
- C.
The page number.
- D.
A & B.
- E.
All of the above.
- 7.
- A.
The authors' names.
- B.
The year of publication.
- C.
The page number.
- D.
A & B.
- E.
All of the above.
- 8.
- A.
(Maxine Renee Shaw, Jonathan L. Speaks, Kathleen M. Neal, p. 12-15).
- B.
(Shaw, Maxine Renee, Speaks, Jonathan L., and Neal, Kathleen M., 2005, p. 12-15).
- C.
(Shaw, Speaks, and Neal, 2005, p. 12-15).
- D.
(Shaw, Speaks, and Neal, 12-15).
- 9.
- A.
Give proper attribution to all sources, and know how to quote correctly.
- B.
When paraphrasing, rewrite statements completely in your own words.
- C.
Proofread carefully.
- D.
All of the above.
- 10.Read the new passage and compare it to the original. Is this appropriate or inappropriate paraphrasing?The original passage:Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.The new passage:In research papers students often quote excessively, failing to keep quoted material down to a desirable level. Since the problem usually originates during note taking, it is essential to minimize the material recorded verbatim (Lester 46-47).Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
- A.
This is an appropriate paraphrase.
- B.
This is an inappropriate paraphrase.
- 11.Read the new passage and compare it to the original. Is this an example of appropriate or inappropriate paraphrasing?The original passage:Students frequently overuse direct quotation in taking notes, and as a result they overuse quotations in the final [research] paper. Probably only about 10% of your final manuscript should appear as directly quoted matter. Therefore, you should strive to limit the amount of exact transcribing of source materials while taking notes. Lester, James D. Writing Research Papers. 2nd ed. (1976): 46-47.The new passage:Students often use too many direct quotations when they take notes, resulting in too many of them in the final research paper. In fact, probably only about 10% of the final copy should consist of directly quoted material. So it is important to limit the amount of source material copied while taking notes. Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
- A.
This is appropriate paraphrasing.
- B.
This is inappropriate paraphrasing.
- 12.
- A.
Give the source. As long as I do that, I don't need to do anything else.
- B.
Introduce the quotation, format it correctly, use quotation marks, and cite correctly. Thoughtfully integrate the quotation into your writing.
- C.
Mention the author of the quote and use quotation marks.
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