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WorksheetsPlagiarise
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
Tick the two correct answers:
Plagiarism is presenting someone else's theories, thoughts or idea as your own.
Plagiarism is presenting your own work, properly referenced, with academic integrity.
Plagiarism is using another persons words without proper citation
Plagiarism is using or quoting someone else's work to help write your assignment, with citations.
Is it possible to unintentionally plagiarise?
Yes
No
Tick all correct answers: Intentional plagiarism is...
Trying to pass off work as your own when it is not yours
Copying and pasting without quotation or citation
Constructing an essay from multiple sources but none of the words are your own
Trying to make yourself look clever with a new theory that isn't yours
It is ok to use the arguments and opinions of experts on your topic.
True
False
As long as you reference them
Only three times per essay
Copying information and text from the Internet is not considered plagiarism.
True
False
Forgetting to put quotation marks around words that someone else said or wrote is an honest mistake and not plagiarism.
True
False
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.
True
False
To avoid plagiarizing, it is important to paraphrase any research in your own words.
True
False
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).
Students are motivated by achieving success (UTAS).
Achieving success in academic studies motivates me as a student.
UTAS (2005) claims that success can be achieved by consistent engagement with their academic activities and a high level of motivation.
Students at UTAS (2005) are motivated if they are successful.
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.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Unacceptable Paraphrase
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.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Unacceptable Paraphrase
a shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story
Review
Paraphrase
Summary
There is no correct answer
For _____, you need to use your own words
a paraphrase
a summary
both
_____ includes only main ideas.
A paraphrase
A summary
