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Research

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Periodical

c)

Research

d)

Sight

2.

What word here means a website

a)

Sight

b)

Cite

c)

/sīt/

d)

Site

3.

Which one of these websites can you trust?

a)

.edu

b)

verycoolwebsite.io

c)

.website

d)

.ogr

e)

.horse

4.

Dennis is taking a trip to visit his cousins. He wants to check on flight times and prices. Which web address should he visit?

a)

www.familyfun

b)

www.flighthistory

c)

www.travelinformation

d)

www.localnews

5.
A paragraph is supposed to have at least _ sentences
a)
10
b)
3
c)
5
6.

When you evaluate a source, you should look for:

a)

the author, date and title

b)

just the information you need

7.
What can not be plagiarized? 
a)
Architecture
b)
Common Knowledge
c)
YouTube Videos
d)
Music
8.
Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.

Plagiarism is

a)

a popular, legal activity

b)

an act of fraud

c)

all of these

d)

none of these

15.

When using someone's exact words

a)

put them in quotes

b)

Give credit with in-text citations

c)

all of these

d)

none of these

16.

What is an example of deliberate plagiarism?

a)

Buying or downloading a paper that someone else has written and passing it off as your own.

b)

Writing in your diary.

c)

Brainstorming Ideas

d)

Buying the same shirt as your friend.