Brain Pop Plagiarism

On its own, which of the following is most likely an example of plagiarism?

• Consulting an online resource when you write a research paper.

• Forgetting to put quotation marks around a quote.

• Paraphrasing the author of a published book.

• Putting a quote from a magazine article in an essay.

To find out whether a specific source was used in a research paper, the reader should consult the:

• introduction

• table of contents

• bibliography

• conclusion

What can you conclude from the fact that people often plagiarize without meaning to?

• Plagiarism is not a serious offense.

• Plagiarism is not always obvious

• The rules about plagiarism are far too strict.

• Most people aren't aware of what plagiarism is

Why paraphrasing not a guaranteed way to avoid plagiarism?

• Paraphrased sentences are identical to the originals

• Paraphrasing often changes the original idea

• Even restated ideas need to be properly attributed

• Some ideas are not easily paraphrased

Why is plagiarism similar to fraud?

• Because plagiarism wastes valuable time

• Because you're making money off of a source's ideas or words

• Because you're not paying to use a source's ideas or words

• Because you're passing off a source's ideas or words as your own

What is the punishment for plagiarism as a student in school?

• You receive an "F" on the assignment

• You have to redo the assignment

• It depends on the teacher and the school

• You receive a failing grade in the class

Which of the following is a verbatim repetition of the sentence, "The cat jumped over the lazy brown fox?"

• According to the lazy brown fox, the cat jumped over him

• The cat jumped over the lazy brown fox.

• The lazy fox was leapt over by the cat

• The cat said it "jumped over the lazy brown fox"

To determine the reliability of an unfamiliar site, you should look into the:

• Privacy policy

• Publisher, author, and content

• Design, interface, and text fonts

• Publication date and number of pages

Citations allow users to_________ information in an online source.

•  dispute

• support

• fact-check

• change

________________ are a valuable tool for keeping track of trustworthy online sources.

• Citations

• "About" pages

• Bookmarks

• Author biographies