Plagiarism IS Stealing! Quiz

Whether it’s intentional or unintentional, if I’m caught plagiarizing, there will be consequences.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Whether it’s intentional or unintentional, if I’m caught plagiarizing, there will be consequences.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

As long as I have the permission of another person, I may use their work without recognizing the contribution.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

As long as I have the permission of another person, I may use their work without recognizing the contribution.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I download a paper from an online source—whether I pay for it or not—and then turn it in as my own, I’m cheating.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

 If I download a paper from an online source—whether I pay for it or not—and then turn it in as my own, I’m cheating.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If I find a newspaper or magazine article on the web, I can use it without citing it because I found it in electronic form.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

If I find a newspaper or magazine article on the web, I can use it without citing it because I found it in electronic form.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Taking phrases, sentences, or paragraphs of text from a source then using them without giving attribution is plagiarism. This includes cutting from a source and pasting it into my paper.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

 Taking phrases, sentences, or paragraphs of text from a source then using them without giving attribution is plagiarism. This includes cutting from a source and pasting it into my paper. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A direct quotation is when I put the words of the source into my own words.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A paraphrase is when I put the words of the source into my own words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When using a direct quotation, which one of the following is not necessary?

• A. Introduce the source before the quotation

• B. Rewrite the words of the source in my writer’s voice and style

• C. Surround the words of the source with quotation marks

• D. Provide parenthetical documentation after the quotation

• E. Put a bibliographic citation in the references section at the end of the paper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A paraphrase is when I put the ideas of a source into entirely different words and phrasing. This means that the sentence structure, the word choice, and the syntax must be changed.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

A paraphrase is when I put the ideas of a source into entirely different words 

and phrasing. This means that the sentence structure, the word choice, and the syntax must be changed.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When paraphrasing, which of the following must you do:

• They are all necessary

• Provide parenthetical documentation of the page number after the paraphrase

• Introduce the source before the paraphrase

• Make significant changes to the phrasing, sentence structure, and word choice

• Put a bibliographic citation in the references section at the end of the paper

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Cutting and pasting from any online source into my work is plagiarism unless I surround the words I use in “double quotation marks,” cite the source in the text of the paper, and have a citation in my reference page.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9