WorksheetsQuoting Sources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Why is it important to cite a source?
To give credit to the person who wrote the information.
To know from where did you find the information.
To show that you did an investigation, so your work is more complete.
ALL of them
In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.
give credit to the person who created the material you are using
change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word
hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work
When copying something word for word, use ___.
exclamation marks
commas
quotation marks
parentheses
Which of these can be used as a source?
Book
Magazine
Website
ALL of them
What is the list of all your citations called?
Bibliography
Source
Work
ALL of them
You directly quote another author in your paper. Do you cite it?
Yes
No
Using the ideas or words of someone else and claiming they are your own is:
plagiarism
borrowing
not a big deal
fun and games
When in doubt, what should you do?
CITE! CITE! CITE!
Just leave it, it will be fine...
You use only one fact that you got from a source. Do you have to cite that source?
Yes
No
Jo Marchant wrote a book called Decoding the Heavens, published in 2009 by Da Capo Press.
What will your in-text citations look like?
(Jo)
(Da Capo Press)
(Marchant)
(Decoding the Heavens)
Choose the reliable source(s). Select ANY and ALL correct answers.
Each source on your works cited page must have AT LEAST one in-text citation.
True
False
