NR103 Week 3 Professional Writing Activity September 2020

Question 1In APA format, your page margins should be 1 inch on all sides.

True

False

Question 2Which of the following examples shows the correct APA formatting of the title on the title page?

Title of Paper

TITLE OF PAPER

Title of Paper

Question 3

How should paragraphs in your paper be aligned on the page?

Right-aligned

Centered

Left-aligned

Question 4What spacing should be used throughout the entire document?

Single spacing

1.5 line spacing

Double spacing

Question 5Paragraphs should be indented 1 inch.

True

False

Question 6What is the list of sources at the end of the document titled?

Bibliography

References

Works Cited

Question 7Where should the page number of your document be located?

Page numbers are not included

In the upper right-hand corner of the header

In the upper left-hand corner of the header

Question 8 What is one of the recommended font style and size you should be using for an APA paper?

Calibri, size 10

Times New Roman, size 12

Arial, size 14

Question 9How many spaces are required at the end of each sentence?

Three spaces

One space

Two spaces

Question 10For all paraphrased or summarized content, the in-text citation must include:

The author’s last name and the page or paragraph number

The title of the document and the author’s last name

The author’s last name and the date of publication

Question 11For all directly quoted material, the in-text citation must include:

The author’s last name, title of source, and page/paragraph number

The author’s last name, year, and page or paragraph number

The author’s last name, year, and the title of the source

Question 12Which of the following examples includes a properly formatted in-text citation for a summary or paraphrase?

Jones (2020) stated the results of the study directly correlate with the challenges…

 ABC Corporation (Jones, 2020) was operating on a significantly reduced budget...

 Smith implied the assumptions of the research indicated a problem… (Smith, 2020).

Question 13Select the statement that is true for APA formatted citations.

If no date is listed, write “n.d.” to indicate no date was provided.

 If you are using an online source, you can just give the URL in the citation.

 If no author is listed, then a citation does not need to be included in your paper.

Question 14Which of the following in-text citations is the correct format for a source with 3 or more authors?

 (Smith, Jones, Sloan, Brown, Lee, Simmons, & Mort, 2020)

 (Smith, Jones, & Sloan, 2020)

 (Smith et al., 2020)

Question 15In APA style the list of references should be in order by:

No particular order

Alphabetical by first author’s last name

Alphabetical by title

Chronological by date of publication

Question 16Select the correct format for the running head in APA style.

Deconstructing Plagiarism

DECONSTRUCTING PLAGIARISM

 Deconstructing plagiarism

Question 17Select the journal article reference example that has the correct format for APA style.

Gu, Qing and Brooks, Jane. (2020). Beyond the Accusation of Plagiarism. System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3), 337-352.

Gu, Q., & Brooks, J. (2020). Beyond the accusation of plagiarism. System: An  

        International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3),

        337-352.

Gu, Q., Brooks, J. (2020). Beyond the accusation of plagiarism. System: An  

       International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 36(3),

       337-352.

Question 18Select the correct format for the title page in APA style.

Language and anxiety: An ethnographic study of international postgraduate students

Lorraine Brown

University of Bournemouth

Language and Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of International Postgraduate Students

Lorraine Brown

University of Bournemouth

Language and Anxiety: An Ethnographic Study of International Postgraduate Students

Lorraine Brown

University of Bournemouth

Question 19If you were referencing an e-book what would be the proper citation format?

Post, E. (2020). Etiquette in society, in business, in politics, and at home. Funk &

            Wagnalls. http://www.bartleby.com/95/

Kraizer, S. (2020). Safety on the Internet.        

          http://safechild.org/categoryparents/safety-on-the-internet/

Johnston, J. (Director). (2020). Hidalgo. [Motion Picture]. United States, Touchstone/Disney. Rogers. E. M. (2020). Diffusion of innovation (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.

Question 20If you were citing a website, with an author, but without a publication date, what would be the proper reference format?

Krazier, Stephanie.  Safety on the Internet.

            http://safechild.org/categoryparents/safety-on-the-internet/

Kraizer, S. (2020). Safety on the Internet. http://safechild.org/categoryparents/safety-on-the-internet/

Krazier, S. (n. d.). Safety on the internet. http://safechild.org/categoryparents/safety-Links to an external site.

             on-the-internet/