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Plagiarism

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Citation

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Bibliography

d)

Newton's Law

2.

True or False: Material on the web is free for anyone to use.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.

a)

Not really

b)

I don't know

c)

Always!

d)

Sometimes

4.

What do you need to do to properly cite your sources?

a)

Give the website URL

b)

Put a star next to the information

c)

Put the author's name, the date of the article, and the title

d)

You don't have to list sources.

5.

What is the one thing that does NOT have to be cited?

a)

Common knowledge - what you already know as fact

b)

Copy/Paste from a website

c)

Copy/Paste from an online book

d)

Typing out exact words from a text

6.

True or False: Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of credit for their work.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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!

8.

If you copy and paste some of the text from a website...

a)

that is acceptable to use in your paper.

b)

that is a clear violation of plagiarism.

c)

that is sometimes acceptable to use in your paper.

d)

that is not a clear violation of plagiarism.

9.

Plagiarizing someone's work is like...

a)

cheating off of them on a test.

b)

not cheating.

c)

acceptable in Science and Social Studies, but not in English.

d)

acceptable in all subjects.

10.

If you use someone else's work, verbatim, that is plagiarism. What does verbatim mean?

a)

not exact words

b)

exact words - word for word

c)

to summarize information from someone else's work

d)

to condense information to a shorter format

11.

In school, what is the punishment for plagiarism?

a)

You receive an "F" on the assignment

b)

You receive a failing grade in the class

c)

You get expelled from the school

d)

It depends on the teacher and school