Question 1

Within a paragraph or sentence, identify elements in a series by:

Lowercase letters in parentheses

a. Arabic numerals in parentheses
b. Arabic numerals underlined
c. Lowercase letters in parentheses
d. Lowercase letters followed by a colon

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding APA figures?

a. The caption is placed directly below the figure and does not serve as the title of the figure.
b. The caption is placed directly above the figure and serves as the title of the figure.
c. The caption is placed directly below the figure and does not serve as the title of the figure.
d. The caption is placed directly below the figure and does not serve as the title of the figure.

Question 3

Identify the sentence that has a problem with clarity:

We read instructions to the students. This was done to reduce experimenter bias.

a. Both sentences are expressed clearly.
b. The first sentence is clear, but the second starts with this, a vague reference pronoun, and is in the passive voice.
c. The first sentence uses a first person pronoun.
d. Instructions should be read to subjects, not students.

Question 4

Which of the following is true regarding APA tables?

a. APA tables do not have vertical rules lines.
b. Permission to use copyrighted tables is not needed.
c. Tables are used to duplicate narrative text.
d. None of the above.

Question 5

Which one of the follow sentences illustrates the correct use of the word while in scientific

a. Skutley (2003) found that participants performed well, while Jackson (2006) found that the participants did poorly.
b. While these findings are unusual, they are not unique.
c. Skutley found that participants performed well while listening to music.
d. All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Which abbreviations are only used in parentheses?

a. vs., kg, i.e.
b. i.e., cf., viz
c. e.g., etc., min
d. none of the above

Question 7

Which noun is incorrectly capitalized in the following example?

Bern's Theory of Self-Perception suggests that a woman will like a stranger more after she dances with him.

a. Theory
b. Self
c. Perception
d. Bern's
e. All of the above are incorrect except d.

Question 8

Which sentence is

a. The digits were shown in the following order: 3, 2, 4, 1.
b. The digits were shown in the following order, 3, 2, 4, 1.
c. The digits were shown in the following order; 3, 2, 4, 1.
d. The digits were shown in the following order- 3, 2, 4, 1.

Question 9

When a reference source is cited in a text:

a. Each author's surname must be cited every time a reference occurs in the text when there are two authors of a single work.
b. Each author's surname is used only the first time a reference is made when a work has more than two and fewer than six authors.
c. Only the first author's surname is used followed by et al. every time the reference is made when a work has six or more authors.
d. All of the above are correct.
e. Only b and c are correct.

Question 10

Headings are important in scientific writing because they _____.

a. satisfy the requirement of APA
b. establish the hierarchy of sections via format or appearance
c. fulfill a tradition in scientific writing
d. are used in place of paragraph indention.