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PARAPHRASE
TRUE OR FALSE
PLAGIARISM
SHOULD I CITE THAT?
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no
What is no
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What is the best definition of paraphrasing? A.Re-writing a statement into your own words; B.Taking a large amount of text and condensing it into a smaller amount; C. Changing one or two words in the text so that it is not exactly the same as the original; D. Using the exact original words.
What is A.
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Sam researches and takes notes in her own words. Later, when typing her essay, she does not give credit to the author because they are not the author's exact words. Sam is plagiarizing her research.
What is True.
100
George uses information from his geology lab workbook in his lab report. He does not cite it because he thinks after attending the class and completing the lab it has become his common knowledge. Is this plagiarism?
What is Yes.
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If Adam got information from multiple articles that cover similar information, she A. Must always cite all sources; B. Only needs to cite one source, it does not matter which one; C. Only needs to cite the source which contained the most information, but adds more credibility; D. Does not need to cite any material since it is common knowledge.
What is C.
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nope
What is nope
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If Chris goes through an article paragraph by paragraph copying the ideas and rationales of that article, but changes the words is he paraphrasing or plagiarizing?
What is plagiarizing. Copying the articles exact reasoning style and the format used is still plagiarism. No original thought went into this work and therefore is still copying someone else's writing.
200
Philip can copy from an encyclopedia without citing the source because this information is considered common knowledge. True: everything in an encyclopedia is common knowledge; False: This depends on the information being used.
What is False. This depends on the information being used.
200
Jay found an article online for his PowerPoint presentation which addresses issues he has been discussing in class. How can he responsibly include a direct quote from this article in his presentation? A. A parenthetical citation on that particular slide; B. A citation on a works cited slide; C. Both A. and B. D. Formal citations are not needed for PowerPoint presentations.
What is C.
200
Amy can use an article in an online database without citing it if: A. it only contains information found in other articles; B. She only uses the abstract; C. It was used in class discussion; D. She can never do this.
What is D.
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why
What is why
300
Carl is doing research for his essay and finds a paragraph that is perfect for his essay. He studies the paragraph and re-writes it in his own words within his essay. He then compares it to the original text. Is this plagiarizing?
What is no. Comparing to the original work is a good method to prevent plagiarizing.
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You can avoid plagiarism by giving credit whenever you use: -another person's idea, opinion, or theory; -any facts, statistics, or graphs; -quotations of another person's spoken or written word; -paraphrase of another person's spoken or written words.
What is True.
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Megan is good at taking tests, but does not write papers very well. She does a lot of research, decides to rely heavily on quotations and does an exemplary job of citing her own sources. Is this plagiarism? A. While not dishonest, an important part of research assignments is demonstrating the ability to synthesize and create new information. B. No, she cited all information properly.
What is A.
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Lyndsay wants to include a diagram of the reproduction cycle in her biology term paper. How can she responsibly do this? A. An in-text citation; B. A full citation in a bibliography; C. Both A. and B. D. Formal citations are not needed for diagrams and images.
What is C.
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who
What is who
400
Page writes: Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm called Grunnings, which made drills, he was a big, beefy man with hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache, Mrs. Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors and the Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there was no finer boy anywhere said J.K. Rowling (J.K. Rowling, 1997, p. 1). Is this paraphrasing?
What is no. This is copy and pasting. As well as a horrible run on sentence.
400
You do not need to cite common knowledge.
What is True. Facts that can be found in numerous places and are likely to be known by a lot of people do not need to be cited.
400
Darren did an excellent paper in his first year of university on the Vikings. In his fourth year, he receives a similar assignment from a different professor. He has already done research from his first paper, and because it is his own work he can copy most of his writing. He adds some new information but keeps the same layout and the majority of information from his first paper and submits it. Is this plagiarizing?
What is yes. Just because it is Darren's own work does not mean he can submit the same paper twice, even if he has slightly modified it.
400
Don wants to include an image of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" in his paper. How can he do this responsibly? A. It's old, so it's considered "public domain" and does not need to be cited; B. A brief citation under the image; C. A full citation in the bibliography; D. Both B. and C.
What is D.
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yuppers
What is yuppers
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as twisters or cyclones, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology, in a wider sense, to name any closed low pressure circulation. /////Is this a good paraphrase for the above paragraph?///// Tornadoes, also called cyclones or twisters, are columns of air that rotate while in contact with both a cumulonimbus cloud and the earth's surface. The air column may also be in contact with a cumulus cloud's base, in rare cases.
What is no. This is word-switch plagiarism and not paraphrasing. All the same words are used, but are in a different order.
500
Gladys is citing a book in APA. She has put the title of her book in all capital letters because this is correct APA format.
What is False. The correct format is to only capitalize the first letter of the first word in the title.
500
Sally is writing a paper and includes many well written in-text citations, therefore, she does not need to include a bibliography at the end of her paper.
What is no. You must include both in-text and bibliographic citations.
500
Roxane knows, from a past fascination, that the Ken doll (Barbie's boyfriend) was released by the Mattel company in 1961. She is including this fact in her history paper. Because she already knows this information she does not need to cite it.
What is wrong. This is not common knowledge, and while she might be able to argue that she already knew this it is safer to cite this information.