APA reference for a web page

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APA reference for a web page

Name:
Date:
Class:
A

Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. Which is the correct order for an APA reference to a web page?
A URL. Site Name. Title. (Date). Author
B Author. (Date). Title. Site Name. URL
2. Where does the URL go in an APA web page reference?
A At the very end
B Straight after the author's name
3. A web page has no date shown. What goes in the date brackets?
A (n.d.)
B (no date available)
4. A web page has no named author. How should the reference begin?
A With the word Anonymous
B With the title of the page
5. Which page title is formatted correctly in an APA web page reference?
A Title in italics, such as Understanding the Australian Privacy Principles
B Title in quotation marks, such as "Understanding the Australian Privacy Principles"
B

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left columnRight column
1Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. (2023, June 5). Australian Privacy Principles. OAIC. https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles ABureau of Statistics. (2021, July 1). Census facts. ABS. https://www.abs.gov.au/census
2Cyber safety tips. (n.d.). eSafety Commissioner. https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people BSmith, J. (2022, March 14). How data is stored.
3The date goes in brackets after the author, written as year, month and day CA missing date should be written as (n.d.), not (No date).
4The URL is the last part of a web page reference DThe URL is at the start. It must go at the end of the reference, after the site name.
5https://www.abs.gov.au/census Bureau of Statistics. (2021, July 1). Census facts. ABS. EA complete APA web page reference: organisation as author, full date, title, site name, then the URL at the end
6Cyber safety tips. (No date). eSafety Commissioner. https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people FA web page reference with no author and no date: it starts with the title and uses (n.d.) for the date
C

Definitions

Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL
D

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

1.
Author. (____ , Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL
2.
ABS. (____ ). Census data. ABS. https://abs.gov.au
3.
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name. ___
4.
_____. (n.d.). Site Name. URL
5.
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. _________ . URL
E

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1
A Beaumont, L. (2023, May 4).
B *How sensors track health*.
C *Health Tech Australia*.
D https://www.healthtech.com.au
Question 2
A Beaumont, L. (2023, May 4).
B *How sensors track health*.
C Health Tech Australia.
D healthtech.com.au
Question 3
A Clark, J. (n.d.).
B "Quantitative data types".
C Study Hub.
D https://www.studyhub.com.au
Question 4
A Singh, P. (no date).
B *Qualitative data basics*.
C Data School.
D https://www.dataschool.com.au
Question 5
A *Privacy basics for teens*.
B (2022, March 9).
C Privacy Hub.
D https://www.privhub.org.au.

Answer Key

APA reference for a web page
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
B — Author. (Date). Title. Site Name. URL
Q2
A — At the very end
Q3
A — (n.d.)
Q4
B — With the title of the page
Q5
A — Title in italics, such as Understanding the Australian Privacy Principles
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. (2023, June 5). Australian Privacy Principles. OAIC. https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles → A complete APA web page reference: organisation as author, full date, title, site name, then the URL at the end
Q2
Cyber safety tips. (n.d.). eSafety Commissioner. https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people → A web page reference with no author and no date: it starts with the title and uses (n.d.) for the date
Q3
The date goes in brackets after the author, written as year, month and day → Smith, J. (2022, March 14). How data is stored.
Q4
The URL is the last part of a web page reference → Bureau of Statistics. (2021, July 1). Census facts. ABS. https://www.abs.gov.au/census
Q5
https://www.abs.gov.au/census Bureau of Statistics. (2021, July 1). Census facts. ABS. → The URL is at the start. It must go at the end of the reference, after the site name.
Q6
Cyber safety tips. (No date). eSafety Commissioner. https://www.esafety.gov.au/young-people → A missing date should be written as (n.d.), not (No date).
Section C: Definitions
Q1
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL — An APA web page reference lists the author or organisation, date, page title in italics, site name and URL. If no date, use (n.d.); with no author, start with the title. URL goes last.
Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
Author. (Year , Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL
Q2
ABS. (n.d. ). Census data. ABS. https://abs.gov.au
Q3
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name. URL
Q4
Title. (n.d.). Site Name. URL
Q5
Author. (Year, Month Day). Title. Site Name . URL
Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
C — Only the page title is in italics. The site name is written in plain text, so it should be 'Health Tech Australia.' with no asterisks.
Q2
D — The URL goes last and must be the full address, including https://. It should be 'https://www.healthtech.com.au'.
Q3
B — In APA the web page title is in italics, not in quotation marks. It should be '*Quantitative data types*.'
Q4
A — When a page has no date, APA uses the abbreviation (n.d.). The line should be 'Singh, P. (n.d.).'
Q5
D — The URL goes last and has no full stop after it. It should be 'https://www.privhub.org.au'.