Tutorial: SFU Library Plagiarism Tutorial
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 Page: Quiz: Plagiarism Pre-test


Plagiarism Pre-test

Can you recognize plagiarism? Test yourself by deciding whether each of the following examples is plagiarism or not.

Question 1: It’s the night before your paper is due, and you haven’t done any work. You buy a paper from an online essay-mill. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 2: Your friend did the course last year, and he gives you his paper. You re-type the whole paper, changing words here and there and inserting a few of your own ideas. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 3: You need an image for your essay. You go online and find one. You don’t cite the source of your image, because images on the web aren’t protected by copyright. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 4: You copy a paragraph directly from an article you found. You cite the source, but you forget to put quotation marks. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 5: You find a neat idea in an article, so you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source of the idea because you’ve expressed it in your own words. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 6: You copy a short passage from an article you found. You change a couple of words, so that it’s different than the original – this way you don’t need quotation marks. You carefully cite the source. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know

Question 7: You pay a tutor for editing assistance, and he drastically re-writes your original paper. You hand in this new edited version to your professor. Is this plagiarism?

(a) Yes, it's plagiarism.
(b) No, it isn't.
(c) Don't know


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