Referencing Rocks: A Quick Quiz

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Froggy Jumps Referencing Rocks: A Quick QuizOnline version Test your referencing basics by Jabu Cassius Mathebula 1 What is the main purpose of referencing in academic writing? a To fill pages with citations b To increase word count without consent c To give credit to sources and allow verification 2 What should an in-text reference typically include? a Author’s name and publication year b Page number only c The publisher’s address 3 When should you reference a source? a Only in the bibliography b Whenever you use ideas, data, or quotes from it c Only for direct quotes 4 How is a book with an editor cited differently from one without? a Ignore editors in all cases b Use editor’s initials only c Include the editor’s name in the reference 5 What is a bibliography or reference list for? a To summarize your findings in bullets b To list all books in your library c To provide full details of all sources consulted 6 What is plagiarism in the context of referencing? a Using others’ ideas without proper credit b Citing sources twice in a paragraph c Quoting exactly as written 7 If a source has two authors, how is it generally cited in-text? a Use the source title instead b Use both surnames in the first citation c Use only the first author’s surname 8 What does ‘et al.’ indicate in a reference? a That the work is edited b That the source is unpublished c There are additional authors beyond the listed ones 9 Which part of a reference list shows where an idea came from in text? a The bibliographic entry for the source b The abstract page c The author’s biographical note 10 What should you do if you paraphrase information from a source? a Only reference the original author in the bibliography b Still cite the source to acknowledge the idea c Paraphrase and omit the citation

Froggy Jumps

Referencing Rocks: A Quick QuizOnline version

Test your referencing basics

by Jabu Cassius Mathebula

What is the main purpose of referencing in academic writing?

To fill pages with citations

To increase word count without consent

To give credit to sources and allow verification

What should an in-text reference typically include?

Author’s name and publication year

Page number only

The publisher’s address

When should you reference a source?

Only in the bibliography

Whenever you use ideas, data, or quotes from it

Only for direct quotes

How is a book with an editor cited differently from one without?

Ignore editors in all cases

Use editor’s initials only

Include the editor’s name in the reference

What is a bibliography or reference list for?

To summarize your findings in bullets

To list all books in your library

To provide full details of all sources consulted

What is plagiarism in the context of referencing?

Using others’ ideas without proper credit

Citing sources twice in a paragraph

Quoting exactly as written

If a source has two authors, how is it generally cited in-text?

Use the source title instead

Use both surnames in the first citation

Use only the first author’s surname

What does ‘et al.’ indicate in a reference?

That the work is edited

That the source is unpublished

There are additional authors beyond the listed ones

Which part of a reference list shows where an idea came from in text?

The bibliographic entry for the source

The abstract page

The author’s biographical note

What should you do if you paraphrase information from a source?

Only reference the original author in the bibliography

Still cite the source to acknowledge the idea

Paraphrase and omit the citation

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by Jabu Cassius Mathebula

What is the main purpose of referencing in academic writing?

What should an in-text reference typically include?

When should you reference a source?

How is a book with an editor cited differently from one without?

What is a bibliography or reference list for?

What is plagiarism in the context of referencing?

If a source has two authors, how is it generally cited in-text?

What does ‘et al.’ indicate in a reference?

Which part of a reference list shows where an idea came from in text?

What should you do if you paraphrase information from a source?

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