1. PLAGIARISM adapted from ANGEL Cyberplagiarism Question Bank

2. Using something I find on the Internet/Databases/Books for a class assignment and not citing it, is always okay.  True  False

3. Plagiarism is using the ideas and words of someone else as my own work without citing the original work.  True  False

4. Copying anything from the Internet/Databases/Books and using it as my own work is considered plagiarism.  True  False

5. Taking small bits of information from the Internet/Databases/Books and using it as my own work or to complete an assignment is plagiarism.  True  False

6. Giving an incorrect reference for information I use is plagiarism.  True  False

7. If I use a substantial amount of information from the Internet/Web/Books without the author’s permission for commercial purposes, I have violated copyright law and can be sued.  True  False

8. If I download something from the Internet/Web and change only a few words and a phrase, I can use that information as my own for class assignments.  True  False

9. I can quote passages from information I find on the Internet/Databases/Books for my class assignments if I properly document where I found the information.  True  False

10. Plagiarism is okay if I am not caught because it only affects me and not others.  True  False

11. It is impossible for someone else to find the source of something that I have taken from the Internet/Database/Books and used as my own work.  True  False

12. Information on and in the Internet/Databases/Books are free for me to use any way I want.  True  False

13. If I find a newspaper article on the Internet/Web, I can use it in my work without reference because it is in an electronic form.  True  False

14. I don’t have to cite historical information because we already know that it really did happen.  True  False

15. Using information from the Internet/Web in my class work without referencing the source of information is not cheating.  True  False

16. Using information from the Internet/Databases/Books without properly documenting the source is not only cheating, it is illegal and is the same as stealing.  True  False

17. It is getting easier and easier for my teachers and librarian to do an electronic search to find the sources of information I used from the Internet/Web.  True  False

18. If I use information from the Internet/Databases/Books without citing the reference in class assignments, I will be penalized.  True  False

19. If I need help rewording information I find, I can ask a teacher or librarian.  True  False