APA Citation Worksheet for Peergrade.

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For the peergrade.io activity submission, upload an Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file
with your answers. All your work for Science Communication will be in APA format. Use the correct
punctuation and follow the rules for the use of regular and italicized text.

(Smith,2010, p.172).

Smith, L. (2010). A Study of Undergraduate Students. Collegiate Learning Review,170-190.

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 1 of
the first section of your submission.
First of all, for the text citation contains the page number after the date because it is a direct quote.
Also, the publisher and publisher location are not included in the resource then we follow the APA
format for a Journal Article. Because the volume number is not included in the resources, it is not
included in the reference.

(Jameison& Plette, 2013, p.83).

Jameison,A., &Plette, S.(2013). A Quick Look at the Symptoms of Adult-Onset Cardiac Disease in Diabetics. Journal of Medical
Practice, 4(2), 80-85.

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 2 of
the first section of your submission.
There are two authors for the Journal then the text citation is given by the authors surnames with
an ampersand between, the year and page number. For the reference we follow the format for a
journal and we included the volume and issue numbers because these are given in the resource.

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 (Marisol, 2008, p.214).

Marisol, S. (2008). Mathematical Concepts for Non-Math Majors. New York City: McGraw-Hill Publisher.

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 3 of
the first section of your submission.

For the text citation we follow the same format for two authors that it was used before. For the
references as well as the publisher and publisher location are included in the resource the book
format citation was is used.

(Plumm & Neischke, 2008, pp. 113-114)

Plumm, J., & Neischke, C. (2008). A Creationist View of Sexuality. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Harley Publishing, Inc.

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 4 of
the first section of your submission.

For the text citation, a range of pages’ numbers are included. In this case the publisher and
publisher location are included then the book format citation is follow.

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 (Ackran, 2013, para. 6)

Ackran, J.P. (2013, September 21). Statistics of Insurance Coverage of Elderly. Retrieved from
http://www.medreform.org/statistics/insurance/elderly-coverage/233

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 5 of
the first section of your submission.
Because of it was given a URL we use the format for a web site reference. As well as the page
number is not included in the resource, the paragraph number is used in the text citation. For a
web site reference the day and month is included after the year.

(Grassroot Strategies, 2011, para. 9)

Grassroot Strategies, (2011, May 3). Coordinating Grassroot Campaigns for Liberal Conservatives.
Retrieved from http://www.grassrootsofamerica.org/strategies/campaigns/0012/abd.

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 6 of
the first section of your submission.

Because there is no author, the text citation include the short title follow by the year and paragraph
number. For the reference the format for web site is follow as in the previous question.

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Refer to the Ashton short literature review example to answer the following
questions.

7. For the text of an APA article, use Courier or New Times Roman font at 12 pts, double-spaced.

a) True

b) False

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 1 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

In the article is used the Courier new font at 12 pts but also we can use new times roman at 12 pts.

8. Before the page number is the ________________, the first few words of your title.

a) Key word

b) Page header
c) Running head
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 2 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

9. Insert a page break to separate the title page from the body of the text. Before the body text
begins, repeat the title, ________________.

a) centered.
b) bold and centered.
c) bold, centered, and underlined.
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 3 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

10. Use the ruler provided by the word processor to set the ________________ for the body text.

a) paragraph hanging indent

b) paragraph indent
c) spacing
d) None of the above

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Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 4 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

11. List all of the authors’ names ________________ an article with one to five authors.

a) the first time you cite

b) the first and last time you cite

c) every time you cite
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 5 of the
second section of your submission.
The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

12. If the article has more than three to five authors you can use et al. the second time and
______________________________ of the article.

a) only the year in subsequent citations

b) no other citations
c) upon subsequent citations
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 6 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

13. Articles with one or two authors include all names in every in-text citation; articles with three,
four, or five authors include all names in the first in-text citation but are abbreviated to the first
author name plus et al. upon subsequent citations; ________________ or more authors are
abbreviated to the first author plus et al. for all the in-text citations.
a) and articles with six
b) and articles with ten
c) and articles with twenty
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 7 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

14. The correct way to form the possessive is to add an apostrophe and an s to “et al.”

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a) true

b) false because "et al." is already the plural form

c) false because an apostrophe and an s can form either the plural or the possessive

d) d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 8 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

15. Insert a page break for a new page for the references. The references heading is
____________.

a) centered.
b) bold and centered.
c) bold, centered, and underlined.
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 9 of the
second section of your submission.

The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.

16. Use the ruler provided by the word processor to ____________ indent for each
reference, and list them in ____________.

a) remove the paragraph / order by year

b) increase the paragraph / the order cited
c) set the hanging paragraph / alphabetical order
d) None of the above

Offer the reviewers a brief explanation of how you developed your answer to question 10 of the
second section of your submission.
The answer is given in the footer of the Ashton article.