Academic Vocabulary Part 3

Which term refers to the act of using someone else's work or ideas without proper acknowledgment?

• Paraphrase

• Parenthetical citation

• Periodical

• Plagiarism

What is the term for a publication that is issued at regular intervals, such as a magazine or journal?

• Paraphrase

• Parenthetical citation

• Periodical

• Primary source

Which term describes the original document or study on which subsequent research is based?

• Paraphrase

• Parenthetical citation

• Periodical

• Primary source

What is the term for expressing the meaning of something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity?

• Paraphrase

• Parenthetical citation

• Periodical

• Plagiarism

What term is used to describe the inclusion of the author's last name and page number of the source within the text to give credit to the original work?

• Paraphrase

• Parenthetical citation

• Periodical

• Plagiarism

What does it mean to paraphrase something?

• To copy text word for word

• To use different words to say the same idea

• To summarize a text by shortening it

• To translate text into another language

What is a parenthetical citation?

• A reference list at the end of a paper

• Citations to original sources that appear in the text of a paper

• A summary of a paper's content

• A statement without any supporting evidence

What is a periodical?

• A book published every year

• A publication issued at regular intervals

• A one-time published report

• A website updated daily

Which of the following is NOT an example of a periodical?

• Magazine

• Journal

• Autobiography

• Newspaper

What is plagiarism?

• The act of sharing your own ideas in a public forum

• The attributed use of information that is considered common knowledge

• The unattributed use of information that is not considered common knowledge

• The process of creating new information based on common knowledge