APA Practice Test
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    1.   My last name
    2.   Two or three words from my title
    3.   The date
    4.   The name of the class
    1.   The title
    2.   The author's last name, followed by the name of the assignment
    3.   The paper's thesis statement
    4.   An abbreviated form of the title
    1.   The title page should consist of the page number, title, author information, institution information, instructor's name and class name (in that order).
    2.   The title page should consist of the page header, running head, title, author information, institution information, instructor's name and class name (in that order).
    3.   The title page should consist of the running head, title, institution information, class name, instructor's name, author information, and page number (in that order).
    4.   The title page should consist of the title, class name, page header, author information, institution information, running head, and instructor's name (in any order).
    1.   The abstract is a 120-word summary of your paper, including your thesis and main points. It should be as brief as possible.
    2.   The abstract is a biographical piece that describes the author. It should be no longer than 250 words.
    3.   The abstract explains why you wrote the paper and the process you went through during research and composition.
    4.   The abstract can be as long as you need to describe the main points of your paper and the thesis.
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   Indent one-half inch from both left and right margins, and include the citation at the end.
    2.   Put quotation marks around the quotation, double-space it, and indent one-half inch from the left margin.
    3.   Don't use quotation marks. Indent one-half inch from the left margin, double space the quotation, and include the citation at the end.
    4.   Single space the quotation, do not use quotation marks, and include the citation at the end.
    1.   True - Your in-text citation will look something like this: (Smith, 2001, p. 345).
    2.   False - Your in-text citation will look something like this: (2001, p. 345, Smith).
    1.   Include only the author's last name and the year, but leave the page number blank.
    2.   If there is no page number, you do not have to cite the information.
    3.   Include the author's last name and the year, and write "no page" for the page number.
    4.   Include the author's last name, the year, and the paragraph number where you found the quotation.
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   True
    2.   False
    1.   The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line (if any) should be indented one-half inch. The entire page should be double spaced.
    2.   All lines of each source should be flush against the left side. The entire page should be double spaced.
    3.   All lines of each source should be centered and single spaced.
    4.   The first line of each source should be flush against the left side, while the second line should be indented one-half inch. There should be two spaces between each entry, but the entries themselves should be single spaced.
    1.   Page numbers need to be listed for a book.
    2.   The citation should not include the location of publication.
    3.   Only the first word of the title should be capitalized.
    4.   The year should come after the publisher.
    1.   There needs to be a period immediately after the journal title.
    2.   The citation should include the year in parentheses after the author's name.
    3.   The article title should be enclosed in quotation marks.
    4.   Page numbers do not need to be listed for a journal article.
    1.   My professor
    2.   A writing tutor
    3.   The APA manual
    4.   All of the above

 Last Updated 6/15/05