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Plagiarism

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered plagiarism?

a)

Unintentionally claiming the work of others are your own

b)

Intentionally claiming the work of others as your own

c)

Chunking a long passage

d)

all of the above

2.

Which of the following is the best way to avoid plagiarism?

a)

Just reword a few words in the line and then it can be called your own

b)

Just quote the entire passage

c)

Paraphrase and give the author credit

d)

Chunk the information

3.

What is paraphrasing?

a)

Copying a short sentence word for word with quotes around it

b)

Changing at least 2 words in a sentence to make it your own

c)

Taking a long passage of information and changing a few words

d)

Reading, remembering points from what you read, then writing it in your own words

4.

When should quoting be used?

a)

When a short piece of info. is written so beautifully, it should not be changed.

b)

Anytime a passage it too long to rephrase

c)

Every time I gather info. from my research

d)

Every time I look at factual information

5.

What are in-text citations?

a)

When you include the website after each passage of writing

b)

Providing credit to the author or source within the text

c)

The bibliography or works cited page attached at the end

6.

In text citations only need to be used when

a)

I have quoted an author directly

b)

When I have paraphrased information

c)

When I have used only a short bit of information from research

d)

All of the above

7.

Scenario: A student loved a story they read, so they decided to copy the story line, but they changed the names of the characters. Which answer below applies?

a)

This is considered plagiarism, you cannot copy an existing story line

b)

This is not considered plagiarism because they used different names

c)

It is considered partial plagiarism, but it is not a big deal.

8.

Scenario: A student put a story assignment off until last minute, so they copy and paste a story from online that is NOT copyrighted. Which of the following applies.

a)

This is plagiarism regardless of the copyright.

b)

It is not plagiarism because there was no copyright.

c)

It isn't plagiarism, but it also isn't good because the student didn't do their own work.

9.

Scenario: A student was stuck on story ideas, so they created an original story, but used famous superhero characters.

a)

This is plagiarism because they did not seek the right to use the characters created by someone else

b)

This is not plagiarism because everyone knows these characters, so they are free game

c)

It was not plagiarism because the story was original

10.

Scenario: A student was not fully aware of what plagiarism is, so they only changed a few words of each line in the text they were researching, and included it in their paper. Mark what will happen.

a)

It was the first offense, but the student will be instantly suspended. Plagiarism is a serious offense.

b)

The student will be talked to and asked to redo the work on the first offense.

c)

The student will spend the day in the office on the first offense.

11.

Scenario: A student that has received teaching and is a repeat offender for plagiarism decides to do it again because they are short on time. It is better than getting a zero. What will happen?

a)

Likely, the student will be expelled.

b)

The student will likely serve in house suspension.

c)

The student will likely receive an irreversible zero and an in house or our of school suspension, as well as assigned work regarding plagiarism.

12.

In order for a teacher to determine if a work is plagiarized they have to

a)

Spend hours looking through information

b)

Simply enter suspicious lines into the plagiarism checker (takes just seconds)

c)

Ask and interview peers

13.

To which of the following must you give credit?

a)

Music

b)

Videos

c)

Websites

d)

All of the above

14.

What is chunking work?

a)

Chunking means writing in short choppy paragraphs

b)

Chunking refers to copying and pasting large chunks of information from a website

c)

Refers to rephrasing more than one line of another's work at a time.

15.

In order to effectively avoid plagiarism, one should

a)

Never copy and paste information

b)

Read the entire resource or article, look away, then write down the main points you got from it

c)

Keep track of authors, dates, website titles, article titles, publishers, etc. so you can add in-text citations and a works cited page

d)

all of the above

16.

In order for a story that you wrote to not be considered plagiarism, it must contain

a)

only original characters

b)

an original story line

c)

work that is all your own

d)

all of the above

17.

In order for a paragraph or essay to avoid plagiarism, it must contain

a)

properly paraphrased and quoted information with plenty of your own lines of explanations and analysis in between

b)

in-text citations after each piece of paraphrased or quotes information

c)

a works cited page or bibliography that properly credits each source

d)

all of the above

18.

AI written papers are reliable, are not considered plagiarism, and are difficult for teachers to detect.

May contain more than one correct response.

a)

True, because they are perfectly written.

b)

False: they sound nothing like the student's voice, and often contain faulty facts or punctuation.

c)

True: AI is just a tool. It is not the same thing as plagiarism, and just helps a student to produce a better paper.

d)

False: AI use, beyond basic synonyms and grammar checks, is plagiarism.