English for Arts and Design

You borrow an essay written by another student and then submit it as your own work. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes, because it's not my own work

• No, because the other student gave me permission

You hand in an essay for one subject that you have already submitted for another: plagiarism?

• Yes, students shouldn't 'recycle' assignments

• No, I wrote the essay, so it's my work

You copy down exact sentences or paragraphs from someone else’s work (essay, article, book, lecture, web page, newspaper) and put them in your essay without using quotation marks or a footnote/ in-text citation. Is this plagiarism?

• yes

• no

Paraphrasing too closely to the original text, even if you do credit the source, is still considered as plagiarism because

• By changing a few words or the order of the original words, you have changed the author's exact words.

• By not providing the exact words of the author in their entirety, you are attributing to the author some words that he/she did not write.

• You must never use the words of others when you are using their ideas.

• You have failed to indicate, by means of direct quotation marks, which are the exact words of the original.

You're worried that your paper will look as if all the ideas come from someone else and appears to list one reference citation after another. You can avoid this by:

• Having your own over-riding argument and thesis, being analytical, and presenting your own interpretations of the evidence.

• Omitting references when you are in doubt whether you need to reference ideas or information

• Integrating quotes and ideas into the text and you don't have to cite anything

• none of them are correct

Plagiarism is the act of ______someone else's writing, conversation, song, or even an idea as your own.

• media

• passing

• obtained

• information

• copies

the source includes ______ from web pages, books, songs, television shows, email messages, interviews, articles, artwork, or other media.

• media

• passing

• obtained

• information

• copies

Plagiators usually _____the exact or near-accurate sentence or phrase from someone else, and the footnote, quotation mark, or word is not his own.

• media

• passing

• obtained

• information

• copy

Both writer and ______ used as source of information should be cited if you want to avoid plagiarism

• media

• passing

• obtained

• information

• copy

It is also considered plagiarism if a student submits a document that he or she has ______other than by purchasing, hiring, or creating the work himself.

• media

• passing

• obtained

• information

• copy