Free Printable Grade 7 Test on Copyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use

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Grade 7 Test on Copyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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“Fair use” allows you to use copyrighted work without permission or payment, but only in certain situations. Which of the following is NOT a “fair use” situation?

Chelsea uses a copyrighted photo for a school presentation

A journalist shows a copyrighted video clip in a news report

Jordan remixes a copyrighted song and charges people for it

Ruby makes a YouTube video about why she doesn’t like reality television. She uses clips from reality TV shows to support her argument. Why does Ruby’s video count as fair use?

Because TV shows aren’t copyrighted

Because Ruby’s video criticizes, or comments on, reality TV shows

Because Ruby’s video is a parody

A teacher rents Gone With the Wind to show the burning of Atlanta scene to her class while studying the civil war. This is fair use.

True

False

A teacher wishes to show a copyrighted motion picture to her class for instructional purposes.

YES Yes, since it is for classroom instruction and no admission fee is charged.

Emily is completing a project from the internet. She is taking notes and typing the site she found the information. Is it okay or no way?

Okay

No Way

Randy had a one-page report to write on Abraham Lincoln. He copied it in his own handwriting from the encyclopedia. Okay or no way.

Okay

No Way

Suzy was creating a power point for science class. She decided to copy a picture off the internet. She cited the URL web address. Okay or No Way

Okay

No Way

Amy tells Daniel about her summer vacation and he says he'd love to see her pictures. Amy uses a peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing program to upload the photographs she took at camp so he can download them. That's copyright infringement.

True

False

Jason copies the entire last chapter from the final Harry Potter book to his commercial blog without any additional commentary. Since he only used part of the work, Jason would be protected by fair use.

True

False

10.

Paula read an interesting article about the making of the film "Titanic" and wants to use a short quote in her cinema review paper for journalism class. That's copyright infringement.

True

False

11.

A teacher wishes to show a copyrighted motion picture to her class for instructional purposes.

YES Yes, since it is for classroom instruction and no admission fee is charged.

12.

A professor copies one article from a periodical for distribution to the class.

YES Distribution of multiple copies for classroom use is fair use

13.

Which of these statements is true?

Both statements

14.

If you create a piece of work at school, who owns the copyright?

You

The school

Both

15.

Which of the following is illegal?

Copying a music CD to give to a friend

Copying a music CD to your MP3 player

Copying a music CD to store in your own car

16.

Software is protected by copyright which makes it illegal to what?

Purchase the software from a download website

Make copies to give to family and friends

Both statements

17.

When is it legal to copy software or other material?

Educational use

Professional use

In order to make improvements to the software

18.

Which of the following describes a logo or sign that identifies a brand?

Patent

Design

Trademark

19.

Select the best definition of plagiarism

Using another person's ideas, words, or other original work without giving them proper credit

Copying someone else's words or original work but giving them credit.

Deliberately copying someone else's words without giving them credit

Borrowing another person's ideas even if you give them credit.

20.

Which of these instances is not considered plagiarism?

Using someones work and handing it in as your own.

Copying large amounts of text or ideas that make up most of your paper but giving proper credit to the source.

Rewording a sentence or passage but keeping the same sentence structure without crediting

Borrowing a quote from another's work but placing it in quotation marks and properly citing the source

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Grade 7 Test on Copyright, Plagiarism, Fair Use

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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