Plagiarism (Module 7.01)

True/False: When you paraphrase, you take words of someone else and put them into your own words.

• True

• False

True/False: You are writing information for your research and in order to save time, you just click copy and paste from the website you are using. This is plagiarism.

• True

• False

True/False: Plagiarism is a bad thing to do, but it is not against the law.

• True

• False

True/False: If you want to use a word, phrase, or sentence directly from a resource, you should never use quotation marks.

• True

• False

True/False: After reading information from your nonfiction book, you rewrite the fact in your own words and record it on your web or graphic organizer. This is an example of plagiarism.

• True

• False

True/False: If you are unsure whether you need to cite a resource, it is best to cite it.

• True

• False

True/False: You decide to add some visuals to your research product and do a quick search for an image. You find the perfect one and download it and insert it into your product. This is an example of plagiarism.

• True

• False

True/False: If you need help citing a resource or are unsure whether what you wrote needs to be cited, just ask a friend.

• True

• False

True/False: When using information for your research, you must give an author credit, even if you are paraphrasing the information.

• True

• False

True/False: Sometimes a fact is considered common knowledge because it is a widely known fact. When writing a common knowledge fact, you still must cite a resource for the fact.

• True

• False