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Digital Citizenship Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Everything you see online is helpful if you remain open minded.

a)

True

b)

False

2.
What is a good way to maintain a positive digital footprint?
a)
Don't overshare
b)
Use privacy settings
c)
Only post things that you would want everyone to see
d)
All of the above
3.

When you become an adult, you get a new digital footprint, and the one you had when you were a teenager is erased.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Clearing your browsing history removes some of your digital footprint.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Your digital footprint is all the information about you online that only you post.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following pieces of information is appropriate to include in an online post?

a)

Your first and last name

b)

Your hobbies and interests

c)

Your school's name

d)

Your address

7.

Why is it important to think before you post information online?

a)

The information you post can be found and can affect your future college and career goals.

b)

The information you post is permanent.

c)

People that search for you online create an opinion about who you are based on what you post.

d)

All of these answers are correct.

8.
Anonymous online posts/comments can _________ be traced back to the author.
a)
Always
b)
Sometimes
c)
Never
9.

Private information can be copied and sent to anyone.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

All of the information online about a person is referred to as?

a)

Digital Profile

b)

Digital Account

c)

Digital Footprint

d)

Digital Biography

11.

Colleges and future employers who are interested in me will first look at...

a)

my letters of reccomendation

b)

my entrance essay

c)

my online profiles

d)

my school transcripts

12.

The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

a)

Citation

b)

Bibliography

c)

Plagiarism

d)

Newton's Law

13.

A list of the books or sources referred to in a formal paper.

a)

Citation

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Works Cited page

d)

Index

14.
Common knowledge must always be cited.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

When are you allowed to use the words or ideas of other people without giving them credit?

a)

once

b)

twice

c)

sometimes

d)

never

16.
On its own, which of the following is most likely an example of plagiarism?
a)
Consulting an online resource when you write a research paper.
b)
Putting a quote from a magazine article in an essay.
c)
Forgetting to put quotation marks around a quote.
d)
Paraphrasing the author of a published book.
17.

Why is paraphrasing not a guaranteed way to avoid plagiarism?

a)

Paraphrasing often changes the original idea.

b)

Even restated ideas need to be properly attributed with citations.

c)

Some ideas are not easily paraphrased.

d)

Paraphrased sentences are identical to the originals.

18.

_____ is shorter than the original text.

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary

19.

For _____, you need to use your own words

a)

a paraphrase

b)

a summary

c)

both

20.

_____ includes only main ideas.

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary

21.

_____ restates the original text in your own words.

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary

22.

When you paraphrase, you should be sure to...

a)

put quotation marks around it.

b)

put it in your own words and make it shorter than the original.

c)

put it in your own words, but keep it about the same length as the original.

d)

change the order of the words around in the sentence.

23.

Whether you are paraphrasing, summarizing, or quoting, you should always...

a)

keep most of the words the same as the original source.

b)

cite the original source.

c)

use quotation marks.

d)

match the length of the original source.

24.

When should you include a direct quote?

a)

When they are lengthy and will take up more space

b)

When they are really short

c)

When they at least somewhat relate to the topic

d)

When they are meaningful, relevant, and support the main idea

25.

How can you avoid plagiarism?

a)

Copy and paste from the original source.

b)

Ask a classmate for help with the assignment.

c)

Directly quote the original source.

d)

Cite the original source when you paraphrase, summarize, or quote something.