XuTutor: Preventing Plagiarism

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1.	When you are using other people’s work, you need to enclose the other person’s words in quotations.
	a.		True
	b.		False

2.	It is acceptable to copy from the Internet without citing the source.
	a.		True
	b.		False

3.	Plagiarism hurts the student who is plagiarizing and the institution the student enrolled in.
	a.		True
	b.		False

4.	It is acceptable to purchase a paper from a term paper mill and turn it in as your own work as long as it is a good paper.
	a.		True
	b.		False

5.	Further examples of plagiarism are: (Select the correct answer)
	a.		Copying material without giving the source of the information
	b.		Paraphrasing material without citing the source
	c.		Building on others’ ideas without citing the source
	d.		Turning in a paper which was written by someone else
	e.		All of the above

6.	Xavier University has a policy on Academic Honesty
	a.		True
	b.		False

7.	It does not matter if you are caught plagiarizing work at Xavier because there is no penalty for plagiarism.
	a.		True
	b.		False

8.	Citations are also called: (click on the correct answer)
	a.		Bibliographies
	b.		Footnotes
	c.		Endnotes
	d.		In-text notes
	e.		All of the above

9.	You can correctly paraphrase by looking for “relationship words” and substituting a phrase with a similar meaning.
	a.		True
	b.		False

10.	It is important not to change concept words, special terms, or proper names when paraphrasing.
	a.		True
	b.		False

11.	When you need to paraphrase a long passage, it is better to take notes and outline the passage. Then you can write the paraphrase from your own notes.
	a.		True
	b.		False

12.	If you are not sure whether you need to cite your source, then you probably don’t need to.
	a.		True
	b.		False

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XuTutor: Preventing Plagiarism