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Plagiarism

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Plagiarism is

a)

quoting a source without citing it.

b)

stealing someone's intellectual property.

c)

passing off other people's work as your own.

d)

all of the above

2.

Something that's common knowledge is

a)

learned only through research.

b)

known by most people.

c)

not widely known.

d)

not a true fact.

3.

True or False: There are not usually serious consequences for plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When you use an author's exact words in your paper, those words are called a

a)

source.

b)

citation.

c)

quotation.

d)

paraphrase.

5.

To put a quote into your paper, you need

a)

a citation only.

b)

quotation marks only.

c)

quotation marks and a citation.

d)

neither quotation marks nor a citation.

6.

Which of the following is not considered plagiarizing?

a)

asking your friend to give you an old paper he wrote so that you can copy it

b)

paraphrasing an author's ideas without giving them proper credit

c)

copying and pasting passages from online sources into your paper

d)

asking your brother to proofread your paper for you.

7.

If you plagiarize, it damages your

a)

bibliography.

b)

academic integrity.

c)

intellectual property.

d)

common knowledge.

8.

One way to avoid plagiarizing is to

a)

always write down where your information comes from

b)

paraphrase while looking directly at the original source.

c)

put direct quotes into your notes without quotation marks.

d)

quote a paper you wrote previously in the paper you are writing now.

9.

True or False: Buying a paper on the internet is a kind of plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A restatement, in your own words, of a passage of text is called a

a)

source.

b)

citation.

c)

quotation.

d)

paraphrase.

11.

Use quotes for:

a)

accuracy

b)

authority

c)

conciseness

d)

unforgettable language

12.

Reasons to paraphrase include:

a)

changing the organization of ideas for emphasis

b)

simplifying the material

c)

clarifying the material

d)

stating the exact words of the original