Question 1

Reference lists contain …

Accepted Answer

… information about the sources you used.

Answer

…content extracted from a source, taking the form of direct quotation, paraphrasing or summary.

Question 2

Citations contain…

Accepted Answer

…content extracted from a source, taking the form of direct quotation, paraphrasing or summary.

Answer

… information about the sources you used.

Question 3

Entries in a reference list are organised by year published.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 4

Reference lists are placed at the end of a document while citations will occur throughout the body of a text.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 5

A citation must include information that can be used to identify a source (usually shown within brackets).

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 6

The information you need to include for each source listed in your reference list varies according to medium (book, magazine, newspaper, etc.).

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 7

When you copy the exact words and sentence structure from a source you are…

Accepted Answer

…directly quoting

Answer

…paraphrasing

Answer

…summarising

Question 8

When you repeat a sentence or paragraph written by someone else, using your own words and sentence structure you are…

Accepted Answer

…paraphrasing

Answer

…summarising

Answer

…directly quoting

Question 9

When you make a broad point about the contents of source at the beginning or ending of a paragraph you are…

Accepted Answer

…summarising

Answer

…directly quoting

Answer

…paraphrasing

Question 10

You must include a page number in the brackets when you are summarising.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 11

You should use…

Accepted Answer

…paraphrasing more than direct quotes.

Answer

…direct quotes more than paraphrasing.

Question 12

Which of these examples uses a signal phrase?

Accepted Answer

According to Smith (2017), “apples are good for you” (p.1).

Answer

When discussing healthy foods, it has been said that “apples are good for you” (Smith, 2017, p.1).

Question 13

If you include an image with your text you need to label it with something like Figure1: Skybax (Gurney, 2009, p.90)

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

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