Referencing quiz

Referencing is a way of acknowledging the sources of information you have used in your work.

True

False

Which of these source types does NOT need to be referenced?

Direct quotes

Paraphrased or summarised information

Images that present data (graphs, tables etc.)

They all do

Why do I need to reference?

To make my work more credible

To allow others to find the sources I used

To give credit to others for their ideas

All of the above

If I do not provide references in my assignments, I have breached academic integrity and may face penalties.

True

False

It's possible to complete a written academic assignment without any referencing.

True

False

I will only be penalised if I deliberately plagiarise. If I do it accidentally, that's ok.

True

False

Which of these is an example of deliberate plagiarism?

Forgetting to provide a reference for a source

Providing incorrect references

Poor paraphrasing

Copying and pasting from an online source

Which of these is an example of accidental plagiarism?

Buying an assignment from a writing service

Asking my friend to write my assignment for me

Incorrectly quoting from a source

Submitting an assignment I already submitted for another unit

I can use any referencing style; it doesn't necessarily have to be the one used at AHE (APA 7).

True

False

APA 7 referencing style means I need to provide both a reference list and in-text citations in my assignment.

True

False

When directly quoting in APA 7, what information must I provide in my in-text citation?

Author's last name and page number

Author's last name, year and page number

Author's last name, first initial, year and page number

Author's last name, first initial and year

When paraphrasing in APA 7, what is the order of information I must provide in my in-text citation?

Author's last name, comma, year

Author's last name, year

Name of article, author's last name, comma, year

Author's last name, author's first initial, comma, year

I should mostly use direct quotes in my assignments, rather than paraphrasing or summarising.

True

False

The most effective way to paraphrase is to find synonyms for most of the words.

True

False

All sources of information are referenced in the same way in the reference list.

True

False

Which of these is true about an APA 7 reference list?

It should include numbers

It should group the same types of sources together

It should include bullet points

It should be in alphabetical order by author's last name

Turnitin can check whether my referencing is correct or not.

True

False

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