APA Correct Questions And Answers
APA (7th ed.) requires a student paper title page to have:
A title page containing a title and an abstract
A title page with only the title of the paper and with an abstract on page two
A title page containing page number, paper title, author, affiliation, instructor, and due
date.
No title page - your title appears at the top of the first page Correct Answers A title
page containing page number, paper title, author, affiliation, instructor, and due date.
Which of the following would NOT be considered appropriate to use for a discussion
posting or paper?
Article in a peer reviewed nursing journal
An official report from a governmental agency
A source written for patients and consumers rather than health professionals
A chapter in an online eBook Correct Answers A source written for patients and
consumers rather than health professionals
It is acceptable in APA Style to provide a reference without an accompanying citation.
True
False Correct Answers F
When should et al. be used in APA style? Include all that apply:
Example 1. For all citations regardless of the number of authors.
Example 2. For both first and subsequent citations when the work has 5 or less authors.
Example 3. For both first and subsequent citations when the work has 3 or more
authors.
Example 4. It may be used when the work has 2 authors if both authors are spelled out
the first time. Correct Answers For both first and subsequent citations when the work
has 3 or more authors.
In APA documentation, how should the following parenthetical reference for a direct
quote appear in the body of the text?
(Smith, 2019, p. 17)
(Smith, p. 17, 2019)
Smith, pp. 17)
(Smith 17) Correct Answers (Smith, 2019, p. 17)
Which of the following would avoid plagiarism while reducing redundancy when
paraphrasing the same source throughout an entire paragraph?
Simply include an in-text citation at the end of the paragraph.
Include a formal citation after every sentence to provide proper attribution.
, Start with a formal citation, then as long as it is clear that you are referring to the same
work without a break (i.e., The study also revealed...), there isn't a need for another
citation until the source of your information changes. Correct Answers Start with a
formal citation, then as long as it is clear that you are referring to the same work without
a break (i.e., The study also revealed...), there isn't a need for another citation until the
source of your information changes.
Which of the following parenthetical in-text citation combinations are correct for an
article with three authors?
Example A:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, and Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer, Beck, and Pitt, 2017)
Example B:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, and Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et. al, 2017)
Example C:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, & Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017)
Example D:
First citation: (Studer et al., 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017) Correct Answers First citation: (Studer et al.,
2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017)
Which of the following parenthetical in-text citation combinations are correct for an
article with seven authors?
Example A:
First citation: (Clapton, et. al, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, et. al, 2018)
Example B:
First citation: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Example C:
First citation: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, et al., 2018)
Example D:
First citation: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page,
2018) Correct Answers Example B:
First citation: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Which of the following would be considered appropriate to use for a discussion posting
or paper? Follow the links (use CTRL+click or Command+click to open in a new tab)
and select all that apply:
APA (7th ed.) requires a student paper title page to have:
A title page containing a title and an abstract
A title page with only the title of the paper and with an abstract on page two
A title page containing page number, paper title, author, affiliation, instructor, and due
date.
No title page - your title appears at the top of the first page Correct Answers A title
page containing page number, paper title, author, affiliation, instructor, and due date.
Which of the following would NOT be considered appropriate to use for a discussion
posting or paper?
Article in a peer reviewed nursing journal
An official report from a governmental agency
A source written for patients and consumers rather than health professionals
A chapter in an online eBook Correct Answers A source written for patients and
consumers rather than health professionals
It is acceptable in APA Style to provide a reference without an accompanying citation.
True
False Correct Answers F
When should et al. be used in APA style? Include all that apply:
Example 1. For all citations regardless of the number of authors.
Example 2. For both first and subsequent citations when the work has 5 or less authors.
Example 3. For both first and subsequent citations when the work has 3 or more
authors.
Example 4. It may be used when the work has 2 authors if both authors are spelled out
the first time. Correct Answers For both first and subsequent citations when the work
has 3 or more authors.
In APA documentation, how should the following parenthetical reference for a direct
quote appear in the body of the text?
(Smith, 2019, p. 17)
(Smith, p. 17, 2019)
Smith, pp. 17)
(Smith 17) Correct Answers (Smith, 2019, p. 17)
Which of the following would avoid plagiarism while reducing redundancy when
paraphrasing the same source throughout an entire paragraph?
Simply include an in-text citation at the end of the paragraph.
Include a formal citation after every sentence to provide proper attribution.
, Start with a formal citation, then as long as it is clear that you are referring to the same
work without a break (i.e., The study also revealed...), there isn't a need for another
citation until the source of your information changes. Correct Answers Start with a
formal citation, then as long as it is clear that you are referring to the same work without
a break (i.e., The study also revealed...), there isn't a need for another citation until the
source of your information changes.
Which of the following parenthetical in-text citation combinations are correct for an
article with three authors?
Example A:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, and Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer, Beck, and Pitt, 2017)
Example B:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, and Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et. al, 2017)
Example C:
First citation: (Studer, Beck, & Yang, 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017)
Example D:
First citation: (Studer et al., 2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017) Correct Answers First citation: (Studer et al.,
2017)
Subsequent citations: (Studer et al., 2017)
Which of the following parenthetical in-text citation combinations are correct for an
article with seven authors?
Example A:
First citation: (Clapton, et. al, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, et. al, 2018)
Example B:
First citation: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Example C:
First citation: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, et al., 2018)
Example D:
First citation: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page, 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Smith, Jones, Thomas, & Page,
2018) Correct Answers Example B:
First citation: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Subsequent citations: (Clapton et al., 2018)
Which of the following would be considered appropriate to use for a discussion posting
or paper? Follow the links (use CTRL+click or Command+click to open in a new tab)
and select all that apply:
