Question 1  Plagiarism occurs when you a) present another person’s ideas as his or her own b) present another person’s ideas only intentionally as your own c) present another person’s ideas only unintentionally as your own d) present another person’s ideas, intentionally or unintentionally, as your own Question 2 (1 point) Which of the following is not plagiarism? a) Quoting from a source without citing the source b) Using ideas from a source without citing the source c) Offering information from one’s personal experience d) Using information from a website that most readers know about, such as CNN, without citing the source Question 3 (1 point)  Patchwriting is  a) writing in a patch, such as a potato patch b) using words and phrases from the source text and patching them together in new sentences.  c) fixing up your writing, or patching it up d) always against school policy Question 4 (1 point)  Not providing quotation marks around a direct quotation is a) bad writing, but not plagiarism.  One should never use quotation marks. b) acceptable as long as you put the source in parentheses after the sentence. c) plagiarism because it leads to the false assumption that the words are your own. d) the best way to cite a source because you are sure to get the author’s exact meaning. Question 5  Imagine you encounter a piece of text that is 30 words long from page 110 of an article.  You would like to use this text in your paper.  What should you do? a) Put the text word-for-word in your paper without using quotation marks.  Then include the source in your list of references at the end of the paper. b) Quote the text word-for-word in your paper. If you do this and do not use quotation marks, you can avoid including it in your list of references at the end of the paper. c) Quote the text word-for-word in your paper using quotation marks and the page number. If you do this, you don’t include the source in your list of references at the end of the paper. d) Put the text word-for-word in your paper, but make sure to put quotations around the text and cite the source. Note that it came from page 110. Then include the source in your list of references at the end of the paper. Question 6 A research question is  a) the question a researcher asks that guides his or her inquiry into the topic. b) a collection of logically stored information that can be accessed vio the Internet. c) an argument that is supported by research and strong evidence. d) the criteria that must be met for an assignment to be successful. Question 7  Understanding public opinion a) is essential in focusing one’s topic because it cause one to know more of the audience b) is not an element one would need to focus one’s topic c) renders one’s writing more effective d) creates confusion in writing papers Question 8  When paraphrasing a passage for your paper, you should  a) use most of the words from a passage. b) keep t.

1. Question 1
Plagiarism occurs when you
a)
present another person’s ideas as his or her own
b)
present another person’s ideas only intentionally as your own
c)
present another person’s ideas only unintentionally as your own
d)
present another person’s ideas, intentionally or unintentionally,
as your own
Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following is not plagiarism?
a)
Quoting from a source without citing the source
b)
Using ideas from a source without citing the source
c)
Offering information from one’s personal experience

2. d)
Using information from a website that most readers know about,
such as CNN, without citing the source
Question 3 (1 point)
Patchwriting is
a)
writing in a patch, such as a potato patch
b)
using words and phrases from the source text and patching them
together in new sentences.
c)
fixing up your writing, or patching it up
d)
always against school policy
Question 4 (1 point)
Not providing quotation marks around a direct quotation is
a)
bad writing, but not plagiarism. One should never use quotation
marks.
b)

3. acceptable as long as you put the source in parentheses after the
sentence.
c)
plagiarism because it leads to the false assumption that the
words are your own.
d)
the best way to cite a source because you are sure to get the
author’s exact meaning.
Question 5
Imagine you encounter a piece of text that is 30 words long
from page 110 of an article. You would like to use this text in
your paper. What should you do?
a)
Put the text word-for-word in your paper without using
quotation marks. Then include the source in your list of
references at the end of the paper.
b)
Quote the text word-for-word in your paper. If you do this and
do not use quotation marks, you can avoid including it in your
list of references at the end of the paper.
c)
Quote the text word-for-word in your paper using quotation
marks and the page number. If you do this, you don’t include
the source in your list of references at the end of the paper.

4. d)
Put the text word-for-word in your paper, but make sure to put
quotations around the text and cite the source. Note that it came
from page 110. Then include the source in your list of
references at the end of the paper.
Question 6
A research question is
a)
the question a researcher asks that guides his or her inquiry into
the topic.
b)
a collection of logically stored information that can be accessed
vio the Internet.
c)
an argument that is supported by research and strong evidence.
d)
the criteria that must be met for an assignment to be successful.
Question 7
Understanding public opinion
a)

5. is essential in focusing one’s topic because it cause one to know
more of the audience
b)
is not an element one would need to focus one’s topic
c)
renders one’s writing more effective
d)
creates confusion in writing papers
Question 8
When paraphrasing a passage for your paper, you should
a)
use most of the words from a passage.
b)
keep the sentence structure of the article from which you are
using the idea.
c)
use your own phrasing.
d)
use the author’s phrasing, as this practice will ensure that you
maintain the author’s idea.

6. Question 9
If you do not get any hits when typing in your search terms into
the search tab, you
a)
probably have a bad topic. You should choose a less academic
topic.
b)
should use Google. You can then search on Google and
probably get some hits.
c)
want to use a different library. You can then search at the other
library and probably get some hits.
d)
want to divide your question into keywords. Then you can
search on the keywords.
Question 10
A trade journal
a)
is good for exchanging with other people
b)

7. provides specialized news on an industry
c)
is the same as a popular journal
d)
is the best journal to turn to when you are changing your topic
because you are “trading” topics
Question 11
Coverage refers to
a)
the way a source investigates, discusses, and handles a topic
b)
sources that are well documented and grounded in scholarly or
credible research, data, or both.
c)
whether the author of the source is well-versed, established, and
perhaps even well-known on the topic.
d)
the date the article was published.
Question 12
Currency refers to

8. a)
the way a source investigates, discusses, and handles a topic
b)
the cost of the article and what country it is to be purchased
from.
c)
whether the author of the source is well versed, established, and
perhaps even well-known on the topic.
d)
the date the article was published.
Question 13
Reliability refers to
a)
the way a source investigates, discusses, and handles a topic.
b)
sources that are well documented and grounded in scholarly or
credible research, data, or both.
c)
whether the author of the source is well-versed, established, and
perhaps even well-known on the topic.

9. d)
the date the article was published.
Question 14
Three strategies a student should use in researching are
a)
balance of opinion; summarizing, paraphrasing, and citing; and
signal phrasing.
b)
balance of voice; summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting; and
citing.
c)
balance of tone; tuning of key; and summarizing, paraphrasing,
and quoting.
d)
balance of authority; summarizing or sources, and use of
citation style
Question 15
Square brackets are used to
a)
change a word in a quotation so that it makes more sense

10. grammatically.
b)
modify the meaning of a quote so that it connects with your
ideas.
c)
insert your own word into a quote so that you can change the
meaning of the quote, ensuring that it aligns with your thoughts.
d)
demonstrate fluency in APA style so that you can abide by APA
rules.