Plagiarism Quiz

If I am accused of plagiarism, I could face the following:

• A failing grade for the assignment

• A failing grade for the course

• Explusion from the University

• All of the above

I need to write a paper for my class. I wrote an essay about a similar topic last year. I can use part of it again.

• True

• False

Professors/teachers do not have any tools to find out I have plagiarised.

• True

• False

You cut and paste information into your paper from various different websites . You don’t cite the sources.

• YES this is fine

• NO this is wrong. Its plagiarism!

You change the title of your own research paper from last year and turn it in again.Is this plagiarism?

• Yes

• No

I copy paste information from different websites and put them together. Is this plagiarism?

• Yes this is plagiarism!

• No its fine to do this.

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

• True

• False

I need to keep citing the author throughout my paper whenever I use his or her ideas.

• True

• False

My friend rewrote a part of my paper to make it sound better. This kind of help is OK.

• True

• False

What is the most common type of plagiarism?

• Verbatim Plagriasim

• Global Plagriasim

• Patchwork Plagriasim

• Paraphrasing Plagriasim