ace’s writing center: formatting quiz
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ACE’s Writing Center: Formatting Quiz. Take this quiz to see what areas are your strengths in formatting and which areas need focus. Welcome to the Formatting Quiz!. For the following, select the correct answer from the multiple choice list that is provided. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ACEs Writing Center: Assessment Quiz
Basic Formatting for $100Which formatting style is used in humanities courses?
APA
CMS (Chicago)
MLA
A formatting style is not assigned to the humanities.
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APA for $100APA format includes which of the following elements?:
1 inch margins
Running header
Title page
All of the above
CMS (Chicago) for $100CMS format uses what type of citation method?In-text citations
Footnotes/endnotes
Just a list of references with no citations
None of the above
Formatting ID for $100The following is an example of which type of format?
Flynn, Nancy. Internet Policies. ePolicy Institute. ePolicy Inst., n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014.MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
None of the aboveFormatting FAQ for $100Does CMS (Chicago) format include an abstract?Yes
No
Basic Formatting for $200Which formatting style is used in science and social science courses?APA
CMS (Chicago)
MLA
A formatting style is not assigned to the sciences and social sciences.
MLA for $200Citations in MLA format appear as in-text, parenthetical citations instead of footnotes.
True
False
It does not matter.
They appear in-text, but also using footnotes.
APA for $200In the example below (of the information on a title page), what element does NOT belong in basic APA format?
TitleSubtitleAuthorDateClass NameSubtitle
Date
Class Name
All of the elements belong in APA formatCMS (Chicago) for $200CMS stands for:Cincinnati Marketing Style
Computer Management Services
Center for Mythological Sources
Chicago Manual of Style
Formatting ID for $200The following is an example of which type of format?
Clark, Donny. The Household Economy. Journal of Social History 15, no. 7 (1986): 34-36. http://www.jstor.org/3796962MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
None of the above
Formatting FAQ for $200Does MLA format contain a running header (the title of the paper in the header of each page)?Yes
No
Basic Formatting for $300Which formatting style is used in history courses?APA
CMS (Chicago)
MLA
No formatting style is assigned to history courses.
MLA for $300What is the standard font in MLA format?
Calibri
Arial
Verdana
Times New Roman
APA for $300What belongs in the header of an APA document?
Running header and page number
Running header, last name, and page number
Last name and page number
Page number alone
CMS (Chicago) for $300Which of the following terms means that the source being cited in a footnote is the same as the previous footnote?qtd.
Ibid.
et al.
Interalia.
Formatting ID for $300The following is an example of which type of format?
Critser, G. (2003). Fat Land. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
None of the aboveFormatting FAQ for $300In APA format, do you include a title page?Yes
No
MLA for $400What is the justification in MLA (the flush alignment of the text)?
Left justified
Center justified
Right justified
Full justified
APA for $400Does APA format include website URLs in the bibliography?
Always
Never
Sometimesit depends on the website
Sometimesit depends on the way in which you use the source
CMS (Chicago) for $400In Chicago Style, you only list the footnotes/endnotes and, therefore, do not need a works cited page.True
False
It depends on the instructor.
It depends on the subject.
Formatting ID for $400The following is an example of which type of format?
According to Anderson, the second study proved to be more effective than the first (p. 49).MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
None of the aboveFormatting FAQ for $400In MLA format, are block quotes double spaced like the rest of the text?Yes
No
Basic Formatting for $500What does APA stand for in formatting?Asian Pacific Association
American Psychological Association
Accessibility Professionals Association
American Proofreading Alliance
MLA for $500Which of the following citations uses MLA format correctly?
Paraphrase. (citation).
Direct quote (citation).
Summary. (citation)
Direct quote. (citation)
APA for $500Does APA format use an abstract in the beginning of the paper?
Always
Never
Sometimesit depends on the sources being used
Sometimesit depends on the length of the sources
CMS (Chicago) for $500Which of the following options lists ALL correct CMS elements?Title page, running header with the title, last name and page number on top right
Title page, last name and page number on top right, 1.25 margins
Title page, 1 margins, Arial font
Title page, Times New Roman font, footnotes/endnotes
Formatting ID for $500The following is an example of which type of format?
A recent survey indicates that 57% of students prefer technology in the classroom (Irving 29).MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
None of the aboveFormatting FAQ for $500In CMS (Chicago) format, do the endnotes use normal indentation, with just the bibliography using a hanging indent?Yes
No
ResultsCount your errors; click on the area in which you made the most mistakes?
Basic Formatting
MLA
APA
CMS (Chicago)
Formatting ID
Formatting FAQ