Basic Research Skills

To clarify means to

• make clearer

• make more confusing

• make a declaration

• all of the above

What is plagiarism?

• something to do with the pledge of allegiance.

• Using someone else's work and citing who said or wrote it so they get credit.

• Copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own work.

• A funny thing you say.

If you copy and use a phrase that someone else said exactly. You must do what?

• You do not have to do anything.

• Just tell people where you got it.

• Underline and bold the phrase so people know its's not yours.

• Use quotation marks around the phrase and cite (tell) where you got that phrase.

What keywords would in the following question would help you search the question?

In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Emancipation Proclamation, year

• Abraham Lincoln

• what ,year

• Lincoln, issue

Which of the following resources on Canvas could you use to research a topic?

• Grolier

• PebbleGo

• World Book Kids Online

• All of the above

What types of addresses should you look for when searching on the internet?

• .Com, .gov,, .org

• .org, .gov., .edu

• .com, .tv, .edu

• .com only

Why is Wikipedia.org not a good site for gathering information about your topic?

• Anyone can make changes to the Wikipedia site so information may not be correct.

• Because Wikipedia sounds silly.

• Wikipedia.org is a .org so it can be trusted.

When creating a mash-up video online, who should you give credit to? Select all answers that apply.

• photos you use in the video.

• songs you use in the video.

• your own music and photos.

• nobody since it is a video that I created.

Which of the following do you need to cite if you use so it is not plagiarism?

• written words

• spoken quotes

• things on tv

• words written in magazines

Is getting caught plagiarizing a big deal?

• yes, you could get in trouble at school, fail an assignment, get kicked out of college, or even face legal problems.

• no, what's the big deal? I am just borrowng.