Research and Citing Sources

Taking and passing off someone else's work whether intentional or unintentional.

• Internal Citation 
• Plagiarism
• Paraphrase
• Direct Quote

True or False
If you keep any of the same vocabulary without direct quotations,  you are plagiarizing. 

• True
• False

True or False
It is not considered plagiarism to keep the same sentence structure, but replace important vocabulary with synonyms. 

• True 
• False

If you plagiarize you can be: 

• expelled from school.
• lose your job.
• be sued by the person whose work you used. 
• all of the above

A direct quotation does all of the following except: 

• uses the author's exact words.
• doesn't make any changes.
• uses your own words
• gives the author credit by using an internal citation

True or False:  
You do not have to cite a source if you paraphrase. 

• True
• False

A paraphrase does everything except: 

• explains main ideas only.
• is written in your own words.
• uses quotation marks. 
• shows you understand the source.

What is the following process describing? 
1.  STOP after each paragraph and ask,      "What did I just read?"
2.  Take a list of notes.
3.  Write only things about your topic.
4.  Doesn't use complete sentences. 

• paraphrasing
• writing an internal citation 
• plagiarizing
• photosynthesis 

True or False: 
The site easybib.com will create a source citation with only the title or web site address. 

• True
• False
• Only if it recognizes the source. 

All of the following are part of a source citation except: 

• author 
• URL address 
• date
• address of publisher