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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

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

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