APA Style Exam Correct Questions
And Answers
What are the 5 "general" rules of APA?Correct Answers 1. 1 inch margins
2. Times New Roman font
3. 12 point font
4. Double-spaced
5. Person-centered language
Is an abstract always necessary?Correct Answers No.
Around how many words are in abstracts?Correct Answers No more than 250 words
Where does the running head go and how does it look?Correct Answers ONLY on the
title page.
Running head: PAPER TITLE (can be shortened)
When do page numbers begin?Correct Answers On the title page. No surname on any
pages.
What information goes on the title page?Correct Answers Full paper title
Student name
School name
Centered in middle of page and double spaced
On the first page of your paper (not title page), how is the paper title formatted?Correct
Answers Unbolded, centered, capitalized, same title as on the title page
What are the headers on the pages other than the title page?Correct Answers Paper
title in caps, page number
What is the formatting of a level one heading?Correct Answers Centered, bolded,
uppercase and lowercase
What is the formatting of a level two heading?Correct Answers Left-aligned, bolded,
uppercase and lowercase
What is the formatting of a level three heading?Correct Answers Indented, bolded,
lowercase heading with a period
And Answers
What are the 5 "general" rules of APA?Correct Answers 1. 1 inch margins
2. Times New Roman font
3. 12 point font
4. Double-spaced
5. Person-centered language
Is an abstract always necessary?Correct Answers No.
Around how many words are in abstracts?Correct Answers No more than 250 words
Where does the running head go and how does it look?Correct Answers ONLY on the
title page.
Running head: PAPER TITLE (can be shortened)
When do page numbers begin?Correct Answers On the title page. No surname on any
pages.
What information goes on the title page?Correct Answers Full paper title
Student name
School name
Centered in middle of page and double spaced
On the first page of your paper (not title page), how is the paper title formatted?Correct
Answers Unbolded, centered, capitalized, same title as on the title page
What are the headers on the pages other than the title page?Correct Answers Paper
title in caps, page number
What is the formatting of a level one heading?Correct Answers Centered, bolded,
uppercase and lowercase
What is the formatting of a level two heading?Correct Answers Left-aligned, bolded,
uppercase and lowercase
What is the formatting of a level three heading?Correct Answers Indented, bolded,
lowercase heading with a period
