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Plagiarism- Okay or No way!

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is plagiarism? Choose all that apply.

a)

Ctrl C+Ctrl V

b)

Writing and citing from a newspaper.

c)

Using someone else's words as your own

d)

Changing some words from an author that you want to use.

2.
Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.
a)
Not really
b)
Sometimes
c)
I don't know
d)
Always!
3.
What is Fair Use?
a)
pictures, essays
b)
unfair use of copyright material 
c)
all copyright materials
d)
material that can be used without the owner permission
4.
When Do I Need Permission to Copy?
a)
all the time 
b)
never
c)
sometimes
d)
whenever you feel like it
5.
Emily is getting ideas for her pyramid project from a website. She takes notes and lists the website name and information in her project when she turns it in.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
6.
Chris wrote a book report in 5th grade. Now he is in 6th grade, and wants to reuse this report for another class.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
7.
Joe wrote a report about cats. He wrote this in his report:
Cats can have long hair or short hair, they can be lots of different colors, and "they can even have blue eyes," says Julia Nelson in her book called Cats are Amazing Animals.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
8.
Lee changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
9.
Rachel has to write a paragraph about volcanoes for science. She finds a paragraph on a website that sounds great. She copies it in her own handwriting and turns it in.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
10.
Jennifer spends a lot of time searching the web. She finds a great drawing on a site. She prints it for the cover of her report and gives credit to the illustrator in her report.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
11.
David had a ball game last night and didn't have time to finish his homework. Justin offers to let him copy his, and sends it to David in an email. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
12.
What do you need to do to properly cite your sources?
a)
Give the Website URL
b)
Put the author's name, the date of the article, and the title
c)
Put a star next to the information
d)
You don't have to list sources.