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Avoiding Plagiarism

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why should I include references in my work?

a)

To inform that the source you used is not outdated

b)

To identify the credibility of the sources

c)

To distribute royalty to the author

d)

To allow others to find the resources you have used

2.

According to Westminster Harvard Referencing Style which one of the following answers is incorrect?

a)

Keeping good records of your research sources will help you reference correctly (Kirton, 2011).

b)

Kirton (2011) recommends keeping good records of your research sources to help you reference correctly.

c)

“Using educational technologies in a class is a must” (Joshua, 2019, p110).

d)

“Library is a driving force for research ” (Weng, 2017).

3.

According to Westminster Harvard referencing style in which case you should include "et al." in your citation?

a)

If the source has no author

b)

If the source has 2 authors

c)

If the source has 3 authors

d)

If the source has 4 authors

4.

You can include the DOI of an e - ______ in your referencing?

a)

journal article

b)

shop item

c)

none of above

d)

book chapter

5.

What is the Copyright?

a)

Protection of electronic resources

b)

Protection of electronic books

c)

Protection of original works from being used without permission from its owner.

d)

All above mentioned are correct

6.

Which of the following websites use creative commons licenses?

a)

YouTube

b)

Flickr

c)

Wikimedia Commons

d)

All options are correct

7.

What are the purposes of Fair Use?

a)

Criticizing, commenting, news reporting, teaching, doing research

b)

Using resources for commercial purposes

c)

Modifying resources without the author's permission

d)

Publishing

8.

If you want to cite and reference a YouTube video you have used as a source in your course work, what should be included instead of the author's surname, if it is not provided?

a)

youtube.com

b)

Video producer’s surname

c)

Organization’s name

d)

Video editor’s surname

9.

If you use two or more sources written in the same year by the same author, how do you cite them?

a)

by listing them with numbers (1, 2, 4)

b)

by listing them with letters (a, b, c)

c)

using the same citations for all sources

d)

it is not allowed to use more than one source of the same author

10.

Find the correct answer

a)

A Bibliography may contain all the sources that you have used for your paper, whether they were cited in your paper or not

b)

You cannot cite an online source that doesn’t have an author

c)

You cannot cite an e-book unless you have a print version with you

d)

When using a source from e-journals, you should only provide the DOI of the article in the reference list