Review Research Skills

What is plagiarism?

• It's a word from science.

• It means to write something in your own words.

• It's when you copy something exactly from a book or website.

• It's a new video game.

Answer explanation

It is never a good idea to plagiarize. You could get in big trouble at school. It's possible to be punished by staying after school or even being suspended. You will definitely get a bad grade!

What is a citation?

• It is used to tell where you got your information.

• It means you copied someone.

• It means you saw something.

• It's when you say you created something that you didn't.

Answer explanation

We practiced these last year. Every time you use someone else's work, you have to give credit to that person with a citation.

What is copyright?

• It means that you copied something the right way.

• It's when someone gives credit for using information.

• It means that someone owns the rights to something.

• It is only used in high school.

Answer explanation

A copyright has a special symbol that looks like a C with a circle around it. You will see this on many things, like books, websites, video games, music, movies and much more. When someone is the owner of something like this, they have a copyright on it and no one else can say that it belongs to them.

What needs to be included in a book citation for grade 4/5 students?

• The author

• The copyright date

• The publisher

• The title

• All of the above

Answer explanation

All of these must be included. In middle school, you will need to include even more in your citations for books.

In a keyword search, what do I type in the search box?

• Only the most important, precise words.

• My entire question

• The first three words of my question only

• Random words including the, and, of

When scanning for important information on a website, what shortcut can you use to help you find important words?

• Control Key + the C key

• Control Key + the F key

• Shift Key + the S key

• Shift Key + the F Key

Answer explanation

Control F really saves a lot of time when you are looking for specific information on websites!

When citing a website, where can you MOST OFTEN find the copyright date?

• In the middle of the article

• At the top of the page

• At the bottom of the page

Answer explanation

Sometimes, if it is an article on the internet, there is a date under the title. But usually, you can find it at the bottom next to the copyright symbol.

True or False: Sometimes you can leave the author blank when you cite a website.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This seems strange to leave it blank, but sometimes an author is not listed or given so we leave it blank.

True or False: It is okay to copy from a book as long as you create a citation.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

It is NEVER okay to do this. You should always put things in your own words when you research. Never copy from others. That is plagiarism.

Where can I find a website's URL?

• It is under the website's article title.

• It is at the bottom of the website.

• It is located at the top of the page inside a window that usually has a .com after it.

• It's in the middle of the page