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Plagiarism

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

The Words, Ideas, arguments, and/or overall organization of a work are protected intellectual property,

a)

unless the work appears on the Internet

b)

unless the copyright has run out on the work

c)

unless it is a work of Fiction

d)

but may still be cited .

2.

Plagiarism can be defined as

a)

representing another person's work--their words and/or ideas as your own.

b)

not acknowledging the sources your ideas build upon.

c)

paraphrasing another's ideas with explicit attribution to the author.

d)

A & B

3.

When is it necessary to cite a source?

a)

When your ideas build on someone else's.

b)

When you are paraphrasing someone else's ideas.

c)

When you use someone else's words.

d)

If you are unsure whether you should cite the source.

e)

All of the above.

4.

In addition to citing sources for written texts, it is also important to reference

a)

any information taken from standard reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, or statistical sources.

b)

ideas taken from a lecture by a professor.

c)

information taken off the internet.

d)

ideas gleaned from classroom discussion.

e)

all of the above.

5.

What best describes the rightness or wrongness of plagiarism?

a)

Always wrong because it is theft and fraud

b)

Plagiarism is not a right or wrong kind of thing

c)

In some situations, it is OK

d)

There is nothing wrong with it

6.

Which of the following is not an example of plagiarism?

a)

Changing a few words of a paragraph someone else wrote

b)

Borrowing an existing idea and presenting it as a new idea

c)

Providing the full source for a quotation

d)

Translating others' written work into another language without citation

e)

None of the above

7.

It is acceptable to copy-and-paste a sentence written by someone else into your paper and simply add quotation marks around it.

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

If you forget to cite a source in your paper, that is still plagiarism.

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

Plagiarism is a major concern only in education.

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

Even though no one may be harmed by it, plagiarism is still unethical.

a)

Yes

b)

No

11.

Which of the following requires proper citation?

a)

When I include my own ideas that are unique to the paper I am writing.

b)

When I refer to my own papers that I have previously written.

c)

None of the Above

12.

Which of the following requires proper citation?

a)

When using information from crowd-sourced sources, like Wikipedia, because they are in the public domain.

b)

When using information that is considered common knowledge or widely accessible (for example: most of the Earth's surface is water)

c)

None of the Above

13.

To paraphrase properly, you need to:

a)

Change a few words and cite it to make it your own.

b)

Put quotation marks around the text and cite it.

c)

Use only the idea from the text without citing it.

d)

Summarize the text in your own words and cite it.

14.

Say you found two papers about the same research: Paper A is the original finding; Paper B is an analysis that references Paper A. You use a section of the analysis from Paper B. Which paper do you cite?

a)

Paper A

b)

Paper B

c)

Both

15.

Which of the following is NOT a true purpose for citation?

a)

Citation recognizes the authors you are referencing.

b)

Citation is used to distribute money for royalties.

c)

Citation allows your readers to confirm that you aren’t just "making stuff up."

16.

For a class assignment that students are to complete individually, Student A and Student B decide to collaborate. Student A compiles research notes while Student B identifies the main findings. Both write their own original research papers, and neither cite the other's work. Is this:

a)

Unethical collaboration

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Both unethical collaboration and plagiarism

d)

Acceptable collaboration

17.

Which of the following are realistic consequences of plagiarism?

a)

Ruined reputation

b)

Being suspended or expelled from school

c)

Losing money or job

d)

Being sued or having to face jail time

e)

All of the Above