2.04 Academic Honesty Quiz

After reading Unit 2, Lesson 4, answer the following questions.

What is plaigarism?

• Using the words of another person while being careful to credit where the source came from.

• Using the words of another person without crediting the source

• Copying and pasting off the internet only. There are no other types of plagiarism.

• Giving credit to a source where you read about an idea.

Which of the following do you need to cite?

• Facts or statistics from another work, even if rewritten in paper in your own words.

• Dates and places of well-known historical events.

• Details about little-known events, even if rewritten in your paper in own words.

• Facts considered "common knowledge"

To avoid plagiarism when you use information you have found elsewhere, do the following: Multiple Answers

• Quote from your source directly, and place in "quotation marks."

• Paraphrase the source by restating the information in your own words (still cite where the info came from).

  
  

• Summarize the entire source. Restate briefly the main points of a text, omitting minor points.

• Rewrite the source in your own words. Since you rewrote in your own words, you don't need to say from where you got the information.

To Paraphrase a source is to: restate information in one's own words. Some tips and tricks on paraphrasing.

Paraphrasing is trickier than a direct quote, because you need to ask yourself how much to change the wording of your source.

As a rule of thumb, what are some good tips to remember when paraphrasing.

Multi-select all that apply

• Change the wording a lot, but do not change the meaning at all. 

• Cite from where you got the information, even though you are re-writing in your own words.

• Change the structures of the sentences so that your writing does not sound like the other author's writing.

• Just drop the information in from the source and don't say where it came from. Your readers will think you are a genius.

A new form of plagiarism has appeared in recent years as the Internet has become an easy source of information. This newer form of plagiarism consists of cutting and pasting passages from Internet sources without giving credit. Because the procedure is easy to carry out, many students unthinkingly fall into this trap. What can you do if you are unsure if you are citing your sources properly? Check all that apply

• Turn in my work, hold my breath, and hope I did it right.

• Keep good records of my notes as I research. Always cite my sources when copying or pasting information when note taking. Or handwrite my notes on note cards and keep track of my sources on notecards.

• Look at the turnitin.com checker after I submit my work to a dropbox to do a final check to make sure I didn't miss anything.

• Ask my teacher for more help if I am unsure.

True or false: Any time you use information from a previously published source, you are plagiarizing

• True

• False

Plagiarism only applies to using someone's words. It is okay not to cite if I rewrite an idea in my own words. 

• True

• False