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WorksheetsPlagiarism
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
What is the definition of plagiarism?
a)
Using inaccurate definitions in your writing.
b)
Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
c)
Citing your work properly.
d)
Quoting your favorite author in your writing.
2.
What would be considered plagiarism?
a)
Turning in someone else's work as your own.
b)
Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks.
c)
Giving incorrect information about the source of the quotation.
d)
All of the above.
3.
What is the best way to avoid plagiarism?
a)
Don't do any research.
b)
Change a few words in the quotation to make it your own.
c)
Cite your work properly.
d)
Invent your own statistics.
4.
Why does plagiarism matter?
a)
It doesn't.
b)
Because it is an act of fraud.
c)
Because it takes credibility away from your writing.
d)
Because you will get an F on your English paper if you plagiarize.
5.
What is the definition of Intellectual Property?
a)
A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commmercial value.
b)
The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
c)
Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
d)
The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.
6.
What is the definition of Public Domain?
a)
A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.
b)
The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
c)
Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
d)
The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.
7.
What is the definition of Common Knowledge?
a)
A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commmericial value.
b)
The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
c)
Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
d)
The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.
8.
What is the definition of Fair Use?
a)
A product of the intellect, such as an expressed idea or concept, that has commercial value.
b)
The guidelines for deciding whether the use of a source is permissible or constitutes a copyright infringement.
c)
Information that is readily available from a number of sources or so well known that its sources do not have to be cited.
d)
The absence of copyright protection; belonging to the public so that anyone may copy or borrow from it.
9.
How can students avoid plagiarism?
a)
Cite your sources.
b)
Learn how to paraphrase.
c)
Analyze sources.
d)
All of the above.
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