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WorksheetsCopyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Select the best definition of plagiarism
Using another person's ideas, words, or other original work without giving them proper credit
Copying someone else's words or original work but giving them credit.
Deliberately copying someone else's words without giving them credit
Borrowing another person's ideas even if you give them credit.
Copying someone's work without giving proper credit to the creator is not considered plagiarism if it is . . .
Not published in a book or magazine
Found online
The work of another student, friend, or family member
All are forms of plagiarism
Which of these instances is not considered plagiarism?
Using someones work and handing it in as your own.
Copying large amounts of text or ideas that make up most of your paper but giving proper credit to the source.
Rewording a sentence or passage but keeping the same sentence structure without crediting
Borrowing a quote from another's work but placing it in quotation marks and properly citing the source
Only work that includes a copyright notice is protected by copyright laws.
True
False
Works that are no longer under copyright are considered what?
Public use
Public domain
Free domain
Free use
The Copyright Act only protects works that express original ideas or information. You can borrow liberally from which of the following without fear of plagiarism.
Music or video found on the web
Works published by the U.S. Government
information found in books
They are all acceptable
According to copyright laws, how many years must pass after the owner of the work dies before an item is considered public domain?
65
70
75
80
What piece of information does not have to be included in a citation?
Date the work was published
Company who published
Page numbers
You should include them all.
It is only necessary to cite a source when you include a quote, borrow an original idea, or reference them in your work.
True
False
Which of the following is true when using a direct quote from another source?
You must include the entire quote
It is never okay to alter the wording or structure of the quote
You can edit the quote to only include part of it
You cannot make grammatical changes to the original quote.
A list that includes all the sources you used to research and create your work is called what?
Endnote
Index
Bibliography
Reference
Fair use allows people other than the copyright owner to copy part or, in some circumstances, all of a copyrighted work, even where the copyright holder has not given permission or objects.
True
False
If a work is in the Public Domain, it means:
You can find it at a public library
You can get it for fee online
You can copy and use it without getting permission from anyone
You can copy and use it if you get permission from the owner
Factors in determining whether a use of a copyrighted work is a Fair Use include:
Amount of the work used
Effect on the commercial market for the work used
Purpose of the use
All of the above
Things to consider when applying 'fair use' guidelines to using material are:
The nature of your use
The purpose of the use for your audience
The amount of material you have used
A and B
A and C
