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Plagiarise

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tick the two correct answers:

a)

Plagiarism is presenting someone else's theories, thoughts or idea as your own.

b)

Plagiarism is presenting your own work, properly referenced, with academic integrity.

c)

Plagiarism is using another persons words without proper citation

d)

Plagiarism is using or quoting someone else's work to help write your assignment, with citations.

2.

Is it possible to unintentionally plagiarise?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

Tick all correct answers: Intentional plagiarism is...

a)

Trying to pass off work as your own when it is not yours

b)

Copying and pasting without quotation or citation

c)

Constructing an essay from multiple sources but none of the words are your own

d)

Trying to make yourself look clever with a new theory that isn't yours

4.

It is ok to use the arguments and opinions of experts on your topic.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

As long as you reference them

d)

Only three times per essay

5.

Copying information and text from the Internet is not considered plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Forgetting to put quotation marks around words that someone else said or wrote is an honest mistake and not plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

When you copy word-for-word from another source, it is important to put words in quotation marks and cite where the information came from.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

To avoid plagiarizing, it is important to paraphrase any research in your own words.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which is the best paraphrase: To achieve success in academic study, students need to be very motivated and study consistently throughout the year (UTAS 2005).

a)

Students are motivated by achieving success (UTAS).

b)

Achieving success in academic studies motivates me as a student.

c)

UTAS (2005) claims that success can be achieved by consistent engagement with their academic activities and a high level of motivation.

d)

Students at UTAS (2005) are motivated if they are successful.

10.

Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.

Paraphrase: A bus ride to Ocho Rios is roughly half the journey of going to Montego Bay by bus.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Unacceptable Paraphrase

11.

Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.

Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of tertiary level students.

a)

Acceptable Paraphrase

b)

Unacceptable Paraphrase

12.
Does the meaning of the text change when you write an objective summary?
a)
No, it's shorter but has the same meaning.
b)
Yes, of course the meaning changes because someone else is writing it.
c)
It depends on the material and who originally wrote it. 
13.
When you write the events you'll want to paraphrase them. Paraphrasing means...
a)
to list chronologically
b)
to list objectively
c)
to reduce to five sentences or less
d)
to change the wording to your own words
14.

a shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story

a)

Review

b)

Paraphrase

c)

Summary

d)

There is no correct answer

15.

For _____, you need to use your own words

a)

a paraphrase

b)

a summary

c)

both

16.

_____ includes only main ideas.

a)

A paraphrase

b)

A summary