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Avoiding Plagiarism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plagiarism is using another person's work without giving credit

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Which of the following counts as work that must be credited if you use it...

a)

another person's words

b)

another person's ideas

c)

another person's art or music including photography

3.

As long as you change the words around before you write it down, you don't need to cite where you read it.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

When you write down information about where you got the knowledge that is called " _____ing your source".

a)

copying

b)

plagiarizing

c)

citing

d)

clearing

5.

When researching you should:

a)

Cite any sources you learned from

b)

Cite only books you read

c)

Put quotes around anything you copy word for word

d)

use credible sources

6.

Which is a credible source?

a)

anything you find on Google

b)

artcles on Wikipedia

c)

NC Wiseowl

d)

any video on YouTube

7.

If you find NCWiseOwl resources such as Brittanica boring or hard to read you can...

a)

adjust the level 1, 2, or 3

b)

adjust the lexile

c)

check in elementary or high school sections

8.

If you are finding lots of results that don't relate to your topic, try...

a)

giving up

b)

crying

c)

placing quotes around the terms and/or using more specific words

9.

Cite the dictionary if

a)

you learn how to spell a word

b)

you look up the definition of a word that relates to your topic

c)

you don't have enough sources and you're desperate

10.

Nobody minds if you copy and paste a picture without a credit

a)

true, people love it when you steal their stuff

b)

false you need to credit the image source

c)

false you can't leave the library without a credit on images you print