True or False: Handouts should always include the author's name and date for proper acknowledgment.

• A. True.
• B. False.
• C. Only the title is needed.
• D. Only the date is needed.

Answer: (A)

Including the author’s name and the date on handouts is about giving proper attribution and context for the material. The author identifies who created the content, which helps establish credibility, responsibility, and a point of contact if there are questions. The date shows when the material was produced or last revised, so readers can judge its currency and relevance to the current topic or curriculum. Together, these details help students cite the handout correctly in work, avoid plagiarism, and understand the source’s authority. Without an author and date, readers may struggle to verify reliability or update status, and citing becomes ambiguous. If there’s no individual author, you can attribute to the organization, but you still include a date. That’s why this statement is true.