Quoting and Paraphrasing

What is the term for using someone else's work or ideas without giving them proper credit?

• Paraphrasing

• Plagiarism

• Quoting

• Citing

True or false? Paraphrasing without citation is considered plagiarism.

• True

• False

Knowing how to cite sources is important because

• it lets you add specific details

• it avoids plagiarism

• it makes you look more credible

• all of these

Putting a part of your source's information in your own words

• plagiarism

• paraphrasing

• parachuting

• paralysis

One way to avoid plagiarizing is to

• always write down where your information comes from

• paraphrase while looking directly at the original source.

• put direct quotes into your notes without quotation marks.

• use a paper you wrote previously in place of the paper you are writing now.

Plagiarism is

• quoting a source without citing it.

• stealing someone's intellectual property.

• passing off other people's work as your own.

• all of the above

In a student's research paper, they included quotations marks around words from a Barack Obama speech and provided a citation. Is this considered plagiarism?

• Not Plagarism

• Plagarism

Which example is plagiarism?

• Marco Polo was an explorer.

• Marco Polo wrote a book about the "mystericous culture and inner workings" of Asia.

• Marco Polo was a Venetians merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road.

• Marco Polo explored much of Asia and wrote about his discoveries.

What is a purpose of using quotations in writing?

• To summarize the main points

• To highlight highly original, unique, and/or powerful words or ideas

• To fill space without using your own ideas

• To maintain style and flow of writing

Why is it important to cite when using someone else's ideas?

• To show you consulted reliable sources

• To make it clear which parts of your paper are your own ideas

• To give credit to original authors