APA Format Quiz with verified
answers graded A+
Stylistics
In-text citations
References (a list of all the sources used in the paper) - correct answer ✔✔What does APA
regulate?
APA emphasizes clear communication, organization, and smooth and precise style
Continuity in presentation of ideas
Smoothness of expression
Precision and Clarity - correct answer ✔✔Writing Style
"I will come up with a research..."
"Many times..."
"Whether or not..." - correct answer ✔✔Avoid colloquial expressions
"quite a large part"
"most people" - correct answer ✔✔Avoid approximations that are ambiguous
"Old as time"
"All that glitters is not gold" - correct answer ✔✔Avoid clichés
APA Style encourages using the active voice ("We interpreted the results ...").
, Especially when the subject performing the action should be clearly identified (e.g. "We
interviewed ..." vs. "The participants responded ..."). - correct answer ✔✔Active voice
Numbers above 10
Numbers in your abstract (that aren't at the beginning of the sentence)
Numbers immediately preceding a unit of measurement (5-mg dosage)
Numbers that represent mathematical functions (multiplied by 5)
Numbers that represent time, ages, score, or points on a scale.
Numbers that reference a table or a figure (In Table 1) - correct answer ✔✔Numbers as
Numerals
Numbers zero-nine
A number that begins a sentence, title, or heading
Common fractions (one fifth)
Universally accepted usage (the Twelve Apostles) - correct answer ✔✔Numbers as Words
Use complete sentences
No fragments
Complex sentences are welcomed (that doesn't mean run-on sentences)
No contractions:
Incorrect: "The results didn't show an increase....."
Correct: "The results did not show an increase....."
Verbs
Use past tense (showed) or present perfect tense (has shown) for the Introduction, the
description of the methods, and the description of the results
answers graded A+
Stylistics
In-text citations
References (a list of all the sources used in the paper) - correct answer ✔✔What does APA
regulate?
APA emphasizes clear communication, organization, and smooth and precise style
Continuity in presentation of ideas
Smoothness of expression
Precision and Clarity - correct answer ✔✔Writing Style
"I will come up with a research..."
"Many times..."
"Whether or not..." - correct answer ✔✔Avoid colloquial expressions
"quite a large part"
"most people" - correct answer ✔✔Avoid approximations that are ambiguous
"Old as time"
"All that glitters is not gold" - correct answer ✔✔Avoid clichés
APA Style encourages using the active voice ("We interpreted the results ...").
, Especially when the subject performing the action should be clearly identified (e.g. "We
interviewed ..." vs. "The participants responded ..."). - correct answer ✔✔Active voice
Numbers above 10
Numbers in your abstract (that aren't at the beginning of the sentence)
Numbers immediately preceding a unit of measurement (5-mg dosage)
Numbers that represent mathematical functions (multiplied by 5)
Numbers that represent time, ages, score, or points on a scale.
Numbers that reference a table or a figure (In Table 1) - correct answer ✔✔Numbers as
Numerals
Numbers zero-nine
A number that begins a sentence, title, or heading
Common fractions (one fifth)
Universally accepted usage (the Twelve Apostles) - correct answer ✔✔Numbers as Words
Use complete sentences
No fragments
Complex sentences are welcomed (that doesn't mean run-on sentences)
No contractions:
Incorrect: "The results didn't show an increase....."
Correct: "The results did not show an increase....."
Verbs
Use past tense (showed) or present perfect tense (has shown) for the Introduction, the
description of the methods, and the description of the results
