Purdue the Owl MLA

MLA Formatting & Plagiarism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of plagiarism?

• Changing a few words of a paragraph someone else wrote

• Borrowing an existing idea and presenting it as a new idea

• Translating others’ written work into another language without citation

• Providing the full source for a quotation

• None of the above

Multiple Select

It is acceptable to copy-and-paste a sentence written by someone else into your paper and simply add quotation marks around it.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

If you forget to cite a source in your paper, that is still plagiarism.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Plagiarism is a major concern only in education.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following requires proper citation?

• When I include my own ideas that are unique to the paper I am writing.

• When I refer to my own papers that I have previously written.

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following requires proper citation?

• When using information from crowd-sourced sources, like Wikipedia, because they are in the public domain.

• When using information that is considered common knowledge or widely accessible (for example: most of the Earth’s surface is water).

• None of the Above

Multiple Choice

To paraphrase properly, you need to:

• Change a few words in the text and cite it to make it your own.

• Put quotation marks around the text and cite it.

• Use only the idea from the text without citing it.

• Summarize the text in your own words and cite it.

Multiple Choice

Correct the MLA formatting error for the sample in-text citation below.

According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation." (99)

• According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation" (99).

• According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation." (p. 99)

• According to Walsh, "MLA format provides a simple system for source documentation". (99)

Multiple Choice

Select the error in MLA formating in the sample works cited entry for a website below.

Callapa, D. "Guide to Culinary Theory."Universal Food University , 28 May 2008, https://www.universalfooduni.edu/guidetoculinarytheroy.

• The first name in incomplete

• The date is in the incorrect order. It should be Month/Day/Year

• The date is in the incorrect order: It should be Year/ Month/Day

• All of the above

• None of the above. The entry is correctly following MLA formatting rules

Multiple Choice

Select the correct in-text citation from Shakespeare's Othello if it is the only source being discussed.

• "I am not what I am." (1.1.71)

• "I am not what I am." (1,1,71)

• "I am not what I am." (I,i,71)

• "I am not what I am." (I.i.71)

• "I am not what I am." (Shakespeare I.i.71)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are realistic consequences of plagiarism?

• Ruined reputation

• Being suspended or expelled from school

• Losing money or job

• Being sued or having to face jail time

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What are the consequences for plagiarism as an IB student?

• A chance to redo the assignment with a loss of 10% (if 1st offence)

• A 0 on an assignment (after 1st offense)

• A possible loss of your IB diploma

• All of the above

• Just the first two responses