CPW Research and Source Citation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When paraphrasing a source in APA format, which element is NOT required in the in-text citation?
- Author's last name
- Publication year
- Page number (Correct answer)
- Signal phrase
Correct answer: Page number
APA in-text citations for paraphrases require the author's last name and year, but page numbers are optional (though recommended).
Question 2: Which type of source is generally considered most authoritative for academic and professional writing?
- A popular magazine article
- A peer-reviewed journal article (Correct answer)
- A personal blog post
- A social media thread
Correct answer: A peer-reviewed journal article
Peer-reviewed journal articles undergo expert scrutiny before publication, making them the most authoritative sources for academic and professional writing.
Question 3: In Chicago/Turabian style, what is used instead of parenthetical in-text citations?
- Endnotes only
- Footnotes or endnotes (Correct answer)
- Superscript author names
- Bracketed numbers
Correct answer: Footnotes or endnotes
Chicago/Turabian style uses footnotes or endnotes (numbered superscripts) rather than parenthetical citations within the text.
Question 4: A writer uses three sentences from a source without quotation marks but lists it in the bibliography. This is an example of:
- Proper paraphrasing
- Plagiarism (Correct answer)
- Acceptable summarizing
- Fair use compliance
Correct answer: Plagiarism
Copying sentences verbatim without quotation marks constitutes plagiarism even if the source appears in the bibliography, because quotation marks signal verbatim text.
Question 5: Which MLA citation element identifies where a source was found online?
- Publisher
- URL or DOI (Correct answer)
- Access date
- Container
Correct answer: URL or DOI
In MLA 9th edition, a URL or DOI identifies the online location of a source and is included at the end of the works-cited entry.
Question 6: What does the term 'primary source' mean in research?
- The most popular source on a topic
- An original, firsthand account or document (Correct answer)
- The first source found in a database
- A source with the highest citation count
Correct answer: An original, firsthand account or document
A primary source is an original, firsthand document or account, such as an interview, experiment data, or historical document, created at the time of the event.
Question 7: When citing a source with no identified author in APA style, the in-text citation uses:
- The publisher's name
- The first few words of the title (Correct answer)
- Anonymous
- The editor's name
Correct answer: The first few words of the title
APA style uses the first few words of the title (in italics for books or in quotation marks for articles) when no author is identified.
CPW Research and Source Citation 2
When paraphrasing a source in APA format, which element is NOT required in the in-text citation?