Cheating, Plagiarism, and Copyright

Mr. Stemmler

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  1. Turning in school papers that were bought from a paper mill is cheating.
  2. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  3. Plagiarism means copying a test answer from a classmate.
  4. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  5. "Paraphrase" means to take someone's words, change the words but still keep the original idea.
  6. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  7. You must document (give credit) to ideas and words that you have obtained from... (Use the Purdue University Web site)
  8. Your answer:
    an interview
    a TV show
    both of the above


  9. To be safe, it is a good idea to assume that everything on the World Wide Web is copyrighted.
  10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  11. If you paraphrase someone else's work, you must give them credit.
  12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  13. For something to be copyrighted, it must have a copyright notice on it.
  14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  15. There are special Web sites that teachers use to detect plagiarism on students' papers.
  16. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  17. It is OK to use someone else's idea in your work as long as you change the words.
  18. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  19. To have copyright to something, you must apply to the Government Copyright Office.
  20. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  21. Which of the following does not need to be documented?(be careful, this is tricky.)
  22. Your answer:
    your own words and ideas
    ideas from a classmate
    both of the above


  23. It is probably OK to use a picture without documentation from a Web site ...
  24. Your answer:
    if you use it only in school
    if you use it in a newsletter that is distributed in your neighborhood
    If it is used on your own Web site


  25. Which of the following is (are) not cheating?
  26. Your answer:
    Taking class notes for a friend who could not be in class
    Selling class notes to a student who was not in class
    Both of the above


  27. Having someone in your family help you with your homework is cheating.
  28. Your answer:
    Maybe yes. Maybe no. It depends how much they help you.
    Of course not.
    Absolutely. It is cheating.


  29. Which of the following cannot be copyrighted?
  30. Your answer:
    Names
    Ideas
    Both of the above


  31. Copying and pasting a paragraph from the World Wide Web into a homework paper is cheating.
  32. Your answer:
    It is cheating only if you do not properly cite it (give credit).
    Yes
    No


  33. According to the Plagiarism.com Web site, what percent of college students admit to cheating at least once.
  34. Your answer:
    About 12%
    Almost 80%
    About 50%


  35. Which one of the following cannot be copyrighted?
  36. Your answer:
    A movie
    A person's name
    A book


  37. Everything that is not copyrighted is said to be in the ____.
  38. Your answer:
    Public Domain
    Library of Congress
    Web site


  39. Where do you find out how to write citations for your research papers?
  40. Your answer:
    Just write the citations the way you want
    Check with your English teacher
    On the Web


  41. You may use any ideas, words, songs, pictures, etc. without documentation if they are in the _____.
  42. Your answer:
    World Wide Web
    Public Domain
    Brief case


  43. Which of the following is cheating? Caution: do not become confused with "plagiarism" and "cheating."
  44. Your answer:
    Not contributing to the work that your group is doing, but sharing the grade that is given to the group.
    Taking notes when researching for a school assignment.
    Using information from the World Wide Web and not citing it


  45. According to the Plagiarism.com Web site, what percent of high school students have allowed someone to copy their work in 1989?
  46. Your answer:
    97.5%
    12%
    45%


  47. Which of the following must be documented or cited?
  48. Your answer:
    Words that you have written or spoken
    Words or materials that are in the Public Domain
    Words taken from a TV show


  49. One way to show that words were taken from someone is to use ____
  50. Your answer:
    Bold letters
    Underlined words
    Quotation marks


  51. Which of the following is cheating?
  52. Your answer:
    Intentionally skipping an answer on a test
    Erasing and changing an anwer on a test
    Using the same answer that you deliberately saw on another student's test


  53. Which of the following is not cheating?
  54. Your answer:
    Telling the teacher that you are sick so that you do not have to take a test
    Receiving an A on a test because someone told you the answers before the test
    Receiving an A on a test for which you did not study


  55. Having copyright on material means that a person can ...
  56. Your answer:
    Charge for the use of the copyrighted material.
    Sell the rights to the copyrighted material to another person
    Both of the above


  57. Which of the following is cheating?
  58. Your answer:
    Having someone help you study
    Studying the night before a test
    Comparing homework with another student and changing your answers


  59. Which one of the following is most likely cheating?
  60. Your answer:
    Discussing the answer to a problem with a friend
    Not finishing a problem in a homework assignment
    Discussing the solution to a problem with a friend


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