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Plagiarism Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is plagiarism? Choose all that apply.

a)

Ctrl C+Ctrl V

b)

Writing and citing from a newspaper.

c)

Using someone else's words as your own

d)

Changing some words from an author that you want to use.

2.

What do you use when you want to use a passage from the author and put it in your own words?

a)

summary

b)

paraphrase

c)

reported speech

3.
Emily is getting ideas for her pyramid project from a website. She takes notes and lists the website name and information in her project when she turns it in.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
4.
Chris wrote a book report in 5th grade. Now he is in 6th grade, and wants to reuse this report for another class.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
5.
Joe wrote a report about cats. He wrote this in his report:
Cats can have long hair or short hair, they can be lots of different colors, and "they can even have blue eyes," says Julia Nelson in her book called Cats are Amazing Animals.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
6.
Jill copied wolf images and sounds from another website into the mascot page of her school webpage.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
7.
Lee changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
8.
John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
9.
Rachel has to write a paragraph about volcanoes for science. She finds a paragraph on a website that sounds great. She copies it in her own handwriting and turns it in.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
10.
Jennifer spends a lot of time searching the web. She finds a great drawing on a site. She prints it for the cover of her report and gives credit to the illustrator in her report.
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
11.
Samantha copies a webpage into her book report and adds her own first sentence. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
12.
David had a ball game last night and didn't have time to finish his homework. Justin offers to let him copy his, and sends it to David in an email. 
OKAY or NO WAY?
a)
Okay
b)
No Way
13.
Teachers have web sites and computer programs that tell them if students have plagiarized or not.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
How should source citations be ordered on the works cited page?
a)
Alphabetically by first item of each citation
b)
By the order in which they appear in the paper.
c)
Randomly according to whim
d)
Sources should never be cited on a works cited page
15.
It is not necessary to cite a summarized source as long as you don't quote verbatim from the text.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Each citation on the works cited page should be
a)
centered on the page.
b)
left justified with any carryover line indented one tab.
c)
indented one tab with any carryover line left justified
d)
numbered using Word's numbering option.
17.
A Work Cited page includes
a)
citations for any in-text citations in my essay
b)
only author/title information for my sources.
c)
citations for all sources used in the writing of my essay.
d)
web addresses for all citations.
18.
The title of my work cited page is
a)
Work Cited.
b)
Bibliography.
c)
Resource Page.
19.

What is plagiarism?

a)

the use of another's original words or ideas

b)

borrowing from a source without giving credit.

c)

All of these

d)

none of these

20.

You find a paper online that answers your assignment instructions exactly and submit it as your work. Is this considered as plagiarism?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

Plagiarism is wrong because it deprives someone else of due credit for their work.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

When you write down information about where you got the knowledge that is called " _____ing your source".

a)

copying

b)

plagiarizing

c)

citing

d)

clearing

23.
The page that should be included at the end of any research paper or project is called a...
a)
end note
b)
epilogue
c)
works cited
24.
When you're not sure if you should cite a source, don't do anything and assume you're okay.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
If I need to copy a sentence, I need to use quotation marks and cite the source.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.

Something that's common knowledge is

a)

learned only through research.

b)

known by most people.

c)

not widely known.

d)

not a true fact.

27.

True or False: There are not usually serious consequences for plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When you use an author's exact words in your paper, those words are called a

a)

source.

b)

citation.

c)

quotation.

d)

paraphrase.

29.

To put a quote into your paper, you need

a)

a citation only.

b)

quotation marks only.

c)

quotation marks and a citation.

d)

neither quotation marks nor a citation.

30.

Which of the following is not considered plagiarizing?

a)

asking your friend to give you an old paper he wrote so that you can copy it

b)

paraphrasing an author's ideas without giving them proper credit

c)

copying and pasting passages from online sources into your paper

d)

asking your brother to proofread your paper for you.

31.

If you plagiarize, it damages your

a)

bibliography.

b)

academic integrity.

c)

intellectual property.

d)

common knowledge.

32.

One way to avoid plagiarizing is to

a)

always write down where your information comes from

b)

paraphrase while looking directly at the original source.

c)

put direct quotes into your notes without quotation marks.

d)

quote a paper you wrote previously in the paper you are writing now.

33.

True or False: Buying a paper on the internet is a kind of plagiarism.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Use quotes for: (Choose all that apply)

a)

accuracy

b)

authority

c)

conciseness

d)

unforgettable language

35.

Plagiarism is

a)

a popular, legal activity

b)

an act of fraud

c)

all of these

d)

none of these

36.

Original ideas are considered

a)

bogus

b)

intellectual property

c)

all of these

d)

none of these

37.

Copying from which of these is plagiarism (Choose all that apply)

a)

Encyclopedias

b)

web sites

c)

video or audio

d)

your own work

38.

Citations should include (Choose all that apply)

a)

information about the author

b)

title of the work

c)

name and location of the publisher

d)

date your copy was published

39.
You are asked to summarize the plot of a chapter. You copy the chapter description from the online Spark Notes Web site and don't cite your source.
Is this plagiarism?
a)
YES
b)
NO
40.
You find a paper online that answers your assignment instructions exactly and submit it as your work.
Is this plagiarism?
a)
YES
b)
NO
41.
You and a friend decide to work together on a lab assignment. Because you are in two different sections of the same course, you print out two copies of the completed report, and each submit it as your own work.
Is this plagiarism?
a)
YES
b)
NO
42.
Your roommate took the same math course last year that you are taking now. To save yourself some time, you copy your roommates old homework assignments and turn them in as your own.
Is this plagiarism?
a)
YES
b)
NO
43.
In class you have been assigned to groups and given lab assignments to complete. Your group completes the lab and you each turn in a copy of the same lab report with your individual name at the top of the page and your lab-mates names listed in the first paragraph.
Is this plagiarism?
a)
YES
b)
NO
44.
Running out of time and forgetting to put all of your citations in the bibliography is an acceptable excuse for plagiarism.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
45.

Material on the internet is free for anyone to use.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

What is the underlined part of this sentence?:

The Grand Canyon is beautiful and majestic. It attracts thousands of people each year (Stevens).

a)

In-text citation

b)

Common knowledge

c)

A quote

47.

What should you do if you can't find the source of a piece of information?

a)

Use the information without citing it

b)

Make up a source

c)

Don't use the information

d)

All of the above

48.

Please select the correct citation:

a)

Thomas writes, "I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise."

b)

The author writes, "I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise" (Thomas).

c)

The author writes, "I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise" (Thomas 444).

d)

"I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise." (Thomas)

49.

A source doesn’t need to be cited if it’s collaboratively written on the web like Wikipedia.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Plagiarism can be accidental.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Which of the following is plagiarism? (Check all that apply)

a)

Copying and pasting a sentence from an article into a research paper.

b)

Taking your friend's painting and saying you painted it.

c)

Singing a song at songwriter's open mic night that you heard at a talent show.

d)

Copying and pasting a sentence from an article and using it in a presentation with quotation marks and soures.

52.

Which of the following would NOT need to be cited?

a)

A quote from a historian about the causes of the American Revolution

b)

A statistic of how many people died during a specific battle

c)

A sentence stating that George Washington was the first United States president

d)

Commentary on the effectiveness of George Washington during his time as a general.

53.

You want to use, "the sun is the earth's main source of light" in your essay, you should...

a)

Cite it in MLA format

b)

No need to cite it, it's common knowledge

c)

Paraphrase

d)

Come up with your own discovery instead

54.

Graphics of all kinds need to be cited, too. However if you include (a)   domain in your search for graphics, you will discover images that do not need to be cited!

55.
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 these require proper citation
56.

How Long Does Copyright Protection Last?

a)

A lifetime

b)

70 years after the death of the author or artist

c)

1 year

57.

Which of these is the Copyright Symbol?

a)
b)
c)
58.
The legal right to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
a)
Fair Use
b)
Copyright Law
c)
Plagiarism
d)
Free Game
59.

You're working with a classmate. She's really strong in writing papers, you're really strong in math. You agree to to do her math homework, and she agrees to let you copy parts of her book report.

a)

You're both plagiarizing.

b)

Only she is plagiarizing.

c)

Only you are plagiarizing.

d)

Neither of you are plagiarizing.

60.

Which is a consequence of plagiarism?

a)

Whipped with a wet noodle.

b)

Hung by your ears.

c)

Zero on the assignment or worse.

d)

There are not consequences because plagiarism is ok.

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