QUIZ -LPE2503 (WEEK 5)

What is plagiarism in academic writing?

• act of taking ideas, words, or data from a source without properly acknowledging the original author(s).

• copying text word-for-word

• submitting someone else's paper as your own

• Writing a report by copying from online sources only without referring any other sources

Maya and Mason are working on a group project for their English class. They need to write a report on the importance of academic integrity. As they research, they come across various articles and papers. What are the two types of plagiarism they should be aware of while writing their report?

• Intentional

• Incorporated

• Inconclusive

• Unintentional

Is copying a paragraph but changing a few words and providing a citation considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is copying a short article from a website without proper citation considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is taking two paragraphs from a classmate's essay without citation considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is using a graph from a textbook and acknowledging the source considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is quoting a text from a source, giving a citation but not using quotation marks considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is using information considered to be general knowledge, e.g., Malaysia is suffering from the haze due to the reemergence of transboundary haze pollution from Indonesia, considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is using a paragraph from an essay you previously wrote and submitted in the previous semester without proper citation considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

Is using the results from your own research, such as data obtained from a survey, without citation considered plagiarism?

• Yes

• No