APA Style & Formatting Assessment

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Quiz Questions

1.
APA level 1 heading levels are...
- A.
  Bolded, centered, italicized, title case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded, centered, title case capitalized
- C.
  Bolded, centered, italicized, sentence case capitalized
- D.
  Bolded, centered, sentence case capitalized
2.
APA level 2 headings are...
- A.
  Bolded, centered, italicized, title case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, title case capitalized
- C.
  Bolded, left-aligned, title case capitalized
- D.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, sentence case capitalized
3.
APA level 3 headings are...
- A.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, title case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, sentence case capitalized
- C.
  Bolded, left-aligned, title case capitalized
- D.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, sentence case capitalized
4.
APA level 4 headings are...
- A.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, title case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded, indented, period-final as a part of the paragraph they apply to, title case capitalized
- C.
  Bolded, indented, italicized, title case capitalized
- D.
  Bolded, indented, period-final as a part of the paragraph they apply to, sentence case capitalized
5.
APA level 5 headings are...
- A.
  Bolded, indented, period-final as a part of the paragraph they apply to, sentence case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded, indented, italicized, sentence case capitalized
- C.
  Bolded, indented, period-final as a part of the paragraph they apply to, italicized, sentence case capitalized
- D.
  Bolded, left-aligned, italicized, title case capitalized
6.
A running head is required on the top of each page for course papers.
- A.
  True
- B.
  False
7.
When you end a sentence...
- A.
  Select your final punctuation and press space twice
- B.
  Select your final punctuation and press space once
8.
Please select the correct APA 7 cover page
- A.
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  Answer A
- B.
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  Answer B
- C.
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  Answer C
- D.
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  Answer D
9.
How is the title on the APA cover page formatted? Select all that apply.
- A.
  Title-case capitalized
- B.
  Bolded
- C.
  Italicized
- D.
  Three blank lines above
- E.
  Sentence-case capitalized
- F.
  One blank line below
- G.
  Centered
10.
What identifiers do you list on the cover page? In what order?
- A.
  Student's name, department name, institution name, course name, date
- B.
  Student's name, department name, institution name, course name, instructor name, date
- C.
  Student's name, institution name, course name, instructor name, date
- D.
  Student's name, department name, institution name, instructor name, course name, date
11.
Select all fonts that are allowable in APA 7:
- A.
  Times New Roman, 12-pt font
- B.
  Calibri, 11-pt font
- C.
  Arial, 12-pt font
- D.
  Lucida Sans Unicode, 10-pt font
- E.
  Georgia, 11-pt
- F.
  Computer Modern, 10-pt
12.
Choose which conditions you use words instead of numbers
- A.
  numbers 10 and below
- B.
  numbers 10 and above
- C.
  numbers beginning a sentence or title
- D.
  numbers used in statistics (2.45, 2 x 2 design, 3 times as many)
- E.
  common fractions (one half, one fifth, two-thirds majority)
- F.
  time of day
- G.
  commonly known phrases (Twelve Apostles)
- H.
  ages
- I.
  exact sums of money ($5 reward)
- J.
  numbers in a series (second grade v. Grade 2)
- K.
  table and figure numbers
13.
Select the correct statement
- A.
  Smith and West (2013) note that...
- B.
  Smith and West (2013) noted that...
14.
Choose the correctly formatted figure
- A.
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- B.
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  Answer B
- C.
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  Answer C
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  Answer D
15.
You have a quote of 42 words. Select all formatting elements that are required:
- A.
  Quotation marks
- B.
  A page number inside the final punctuation
- C.
  A new separate line
- D.
  Indent one full tab
- E.
  A page number after the final punctuation
- F.
  2.0 spacing
- G.
  1.0 spacing
- H.
  A signal phrase
16.
Choose the correctly formatted table
- A.
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- B.
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  Answer B
- C.
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- D.
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  Answer D
17.
Choose which conditions you use numerals (numbers) for
- A.
  numbers 10 and below
- B.
  numbers 10 and above
- C.
  numbers beginning a sentence or title
- D.
  numbers used in statistics (2.45, 2 x 2 design, 3 times as many)
- E.
  common fractions (one half, one fifth, two-thirds majority)
- F.
  time of day
- G.
  commonly known phrases (Twelve Apostles)
- H.
  ages
- I.
  exact sums of money ($5 reward)
- J.
  numbers in a series (second grade v. Grade 2)
- K.
  table and figure numbers
18.
What is a secondary citation?
- A.
  The second citation you use
- B.
  A citation you found in a source you read
- C.
  A citation you heard about
- D.
  A citation from course materials
19.
Select the correct interview citation
- A.
  (A. LastName, personal communication, Month Day, YYYY)
- B.
  (LastName, personal communication, Month Day, YYYY)
- C.
  (A. LastName, personal communication, YYYY)
- D.
  (A. LastName, personal communication, Month Day)
20.
When there is no page number, you can use: (select all that apply)
- A.
  The paragraph number (para. 6)
- B.
  The line number (line 4)
- C.
  The section number (sec. 8)
- D.
  The heading number (heading 4)
21.
What is a hanging indent?
- A.
  Indenting each paragraph one tab
- B.
  Indenting each paragraph 0.5"
- C.
  Indenting the second line of every reference entry 0.5"
- D.
  Indenting the second and subsequent lines of every reference entry 0.5"

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