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APA Format Quiz Questions and Answers (2024 / 2025) (Verified Answers)
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APA Format Quiz1. What does APA regulate?:
Stylistics In-text citations
References (a list of all the sources used in the paper)
2. Writing Style: APA emphasizes clear communication, organization, and
smooth and precise style
Continuity in presentation of
ideas Smoothness of
expression Precision and
Clarity
3. Avoid colloquial expressions: "I will come up with a
research..." "Many times..."
"Whether or not..."
4. Avoid approximations that are ambiguous: "quite a large
1/
,part" "most people"
5. Avoid clichés: "Old as
time" "All that glitters is
not gold"
6. Active voice: APA Style encourages using the active voice ("We
interpreted the results ...").
Especially when the subject performing the action should be clearly
identified (e.g. "We interviewed ..." vs. "The participants responded ...").
7. Numbers as Numerals: Numbers above 10
Numbers in your abstract (that aren't at the beginning of the
sentence) Numbers immediately preceding a unit of
measurement (5-mg dosage) Numbers that represent
mathematical functions (multiplied by 5) Numbers that
represent time, ages, score, or points on a scale.
Numbers that reference a table or a figure (In Table 1)
2/
, 8. Numbers as Words: Numbers zero-nine
A number that begins a sentence, title, or
heading Common fractions (one fifth)
Universally accepted usage (the Twelve Apostles)
9. Grammar: Use complete
sentences No fragments
Complex sentences are welcomed (that doesn't mean run-on sentences)
No contractions:
Incorrect: "The results didn't show an increase "
Correct: "The results did not show an increase "
Verbs
Use past tense (showed) or present perfect tense (has shown) for the
Introduction,
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