Plagiarism and Reliable Sources

Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.

• True

• False

You DO NOT need to cite sources when you use someone else's charts, drawings, or photographs.

• True

• False

 

It's not hard for a teacher to check if I have plagiarized something.

• True

• False

 

I only have to cite sources of things I read online.

• True

• False

When you write down information about where you got the knowledge that is called " _____ing your source".

• copying

• plagiarizing

• citing

• clearing

You find a paper online that answers your assignment instructions exactly and submit it as your work. Is this considered as plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

You're working with a classmate. She's really strong in writing papers, you're really strong in math. You agree to to do her math homework, and she agrees to let you copy parts of her book report.

• You're both plagiarizing.

• Only she is plagiarizing.

• Only you are plagiarizing.

• Neither of you are plagiarizing.

You purchase a completely written paper online, that properly cites all the sources used in the paper. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

What is plagiarism?

• the use of another's original words or ideas

• borrowing from a source without giving credit.

• All of these

• none of these

Plagiarism can be avoided by . . .

(choose all that apply)

• using in-text citation.

• taking good notes on your sources.

• copying and pasting without using quotation marks.

• paraphrasing sources and not saving the URL.

• including a Works Cited page.