Turnitin Plagiarism Quiz

What best describes the rightness or wrongness of plagiarism?

• Always wrong because it is theft and fraud

• Plagiarism is not a right or wrong kind of thing

• In some situations, it is OK

• There is nothing wrong with it

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

• Providing the full source for a quotation

• Translating others’ written work into another language without citation

• None of the above

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

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

• True

• False

Plagiarism is a major concern only in education.

• True

• False

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Even though no one may be harmed by it, plagiarism is still unethical.

• True

• False

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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.

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Which of the following is NOT a true purpose for citation?

• Citation recognizes the authors you are referencing.

• Citation is used to distribute money for royalties.

• Citation allows your readers to confirm that you aren’t just “making stuff up.”

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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

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Read the following sentence about pandas from NatGeoKids.com, then choose which phrase correctly paraphrases the content for a report:

“These guys are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours, eating up to 12 kilograms of bamboo!”

• A. These guys are BIG eaters – every day they fill their tummies for up to 12 hours.

• B. I think pandas are big eaters because they eat up to 12 kilograms of bamboo.

• C. In an article by NatGeoKids, pandas are described as hungry mammals. Did you know that they can eat up to 12 kilograms of bamboo every day?

• D. Any form of paraphrasing is plagiarism and should be avoided.