APA test 2 questions and answers
graded A+
There is an error in the following APA citation. Please place the one piece of content that is in
error in the answer box below.
Smith H. & Johnson, K. (2010). APA formatting can be fun. Journal of Educational Idealism, 24,
127-135. doi:
11.1237/0268-6155.24.3.221 - correct answer ✔✔Journal of Educational idealism
Journal titles are supposed to be Italicized (reasoning)
Correct the APA formatting error in the sentence below by choosing the correct option.
According to Jones, "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top
of changes in the current edition" (p. 87). - correct answer ✔✔none of the above
Correct the APA formatting in this sentence: The study found that students struggle most with
the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds). - correct answer ✔✔The study found that
students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds, 2011).
There is an error in the following sample reference entry for a book. Please identify it.
Banks, E. (June 2009). Making your way with APA. Boston, MA: Eastern Publishers. - correct
answer ✔✔(June 2009)
Usually, the date only and never the month are in the parenthesis. So it should be (2009) not
(June 2009)
There is an error in the following reference page reference. Please identify it.
Wiliams, J. (2010). "Locating quality sources online." Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. Retrieved
from http://www.journaloflearning.edu - correct answer ✔✔Wiliams, J. (2010). Locating quality
graded A+
There is an error in the following APA citation. Please place the one piece of content that is in
error in the answer box below.
Smith H. & Johnson, K. (2010). APA formatting can be fun. Journal of Educational Idealism, 24,
127-135. doi:
11.1237/0268-6155.24.3.221 - correct answer ✔✔Journal of Educational idealism
Journal titles are supposed to be Italicized (reasoning)
Correct the APA formatting error in the sentence below by choosing the correct option.
According to Jones, "the APA Manual changes every few years, so it is important to stay on top
of changes in the current edition" (p. 87). - correct answer ✔✔none of the above
Correct the APA formatting in this sentence: The study found that students struggle most with
the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds). - correct answer ✔✔The study found that
students struggle most with the finer details of APA formatting (Reynolds, 2011).
There is an error in the following sample reference entry for a book. Please identify it.
Banks, E. (June 2009). Making your way with APA. Boston, MA: Eastern Publishers. - correct
answer ✔✔(June 2009)
Usually, the date only and never the month are in the parenthesis. So it should be (2009) not
(June 2009)
There is an error in the following reference page reference. Please identify it.
Wiliams, J. (2010). "Locating quality sources online." Journal of Learning, 4(3), 35-40. Retrieved
from http://www.journaloflearning.edu - correct answer ✔✔Wiliams, J. (2010). Locating quality
