Research Pre-Test

What is plagiarism?

• A disease

• Taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own

• A grammar error

• A literary device

What would be an example of a credible website?

• https://bob520.wordpress.com/

• https://www.weather.gov/unr/1888-01-12

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Blizzard

Which webpage would probably have the MOST reliable information?

• A blog post
• An article on a museum's website
• A webpage with no author
• A Wikipedia article

When directly quoting a source, you should...

• Mix the quote in with your own thoughts
• Put it in parenthesis
• Use quotation marks and list the author and title
• Not list the author or title

Which of the following is TRUE?

• If you do not cite sources, you may face legal trouble.
• Not citing sources is sometimes okay.
• Authors do not care if you do not give them credit for their work.
• If you reword an idea, you do not need to cite the source.

What is paraphrasing?

• Putting another person's ideas in your own words
• Directly quoting a text
• Using quotation marks
• Combining two words using an apostrophe

Your citations should be in ________ format.

• MLA

• APA

• NFL

• Chicago