True And False Plagiarism Quiz

1. True or false: You use a few sentences word for word from an article and blend those sentences in with your own words and do not cite the author. This procedure is unacceptable as it is plagiarism.

True

False

Adding your words does not account for the author's original information. Therefore, you must cite.

Explanation

Adding your words does not account for the author's original information. Therefore, you must cite.

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2. True or False: You change a few words in a passage and replace them with your own, and for that reason, you need not cite.

True

False

Changing the words of an author to your own does not make the original work yours. Therefore, you must cite.

Explanation

Changing the words of an author to your own does not make the original work yours. Therefore, you must cite.

3. True or False: You cite the wrong author when giving credit to the source. This situation is plagiarism.

True

False

Citing the wrong source is also plagiarism as you have not provided credit for the appropriate one, having given it to another author instead.

Explanation

Citing the wrong source is also plagiarism as you have not provided credit for the appropriate one, having given it to another author instead.

4. True or False: You are in a hurry and to submit your paper on time, and to avoid a late penalty, you copy/paste large portions of text from the internet, but you do cite author and date thoroughly throughout the work. This work is plagiarism.

True

False

Copying large amounts of text is inappropriate since quotes are to be used sparingly. Second, even though you cite author and date thoroughly, page and paragraph numbers must be included as well.

Explanation

Copying large amounts of text is inappropriate since quotes are to be used sparingly. Second, even though you cite author and date thoroughly, page and paragraph numbers must be included as well.

5. True or False: You purchase and submit a paper to your professor. It is not plagiarism because all the works are cited appropriately.

True

False

You did not do the work yourself.

Explanation

You did not do the work yourself.

6. True or False: You significantly changed the language and sentence structure of a passage, explain it in more detail, and do not cite your source. This procedure is acceptable.

True

False

All works that do not belong to you, regardless of the change, must be cited.

Explanation

All works that do not belong to you, regardless of the change, must be cited.

7. True or False: You copy a significant amount of your own information from a couple of prior papers, cite all other authors clearly and appropriately in APA style, and then, submit. This work is not plagiarism.

True

False

Copying your own work, especially significant amounts of it from prior work, is not only plagiarism but unethical as well.

Explanation

Copying your own work, especially significant amounts of it from prior work, is not only plagiarism but unethical as well.

8. True or False: You change the meaning of the author's original message to support a point in your paper but still cite the author. It is plagiarism.

True

False

Changing an author's message constitutes plagiarism. That is, you are not quoting or restating it accurately.

Explanation

Changing an author's message constitutes plagiarism. That is, you are not quoting or restating it accurately.

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