Using someone's words or ideas without crediting them

I am writing an English paper on Toni Morisson's Beloved, my best source is:

a journal article on Beloved by an English professor

I can use a website to make all my citations for me.

True, but I have to double check everything

When doing research I should...

use the Virtual library, books, and reliable sources

Virginia College in Charleston uses _______________ to cite papers.

APA (American Psychological Association)

a fact that it is generally well known

I am writing a paper for business the best source would be:

IBIS World, a US industry report

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Location: Publisher. is an example of what?

Proper APA Citation format for a book.

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1
Plagiarism is
Only important when writing a paper
Something to do with math and triangles
Using someone's words or ideas without crediting them
Citing a well known fact that is common knowledge
2
I am writing an English paper on Toni Morisson's Beloved, my best source is:
Biography.com
CliffNotes/SparkNotes
a journal article on Beloved by an English professor
An Anatomy book
3
Citing sources is important to....
Give you credibility as a writer
prevent plagiarism
Show you have done research
all of the above
4
The following is APA citation for:
Magazine
Journal article
Book
Newspaper article
5
I can use a website to make all my citations for me.
False, there aren't any
False, they all only do MLA
True, it will come out perfect every time
True, but I have to double check everything
6
When doing research I should...
Use only books, you can only trust books
use the Virtual library, books, and reliable sources
Use Wikipedia!
Just Google everything, any site I use has to be reliable
7
Help! I don't know how to cite a source. I can get help from:
The Librarian
APA Manual, website, Facebook or Twitter
OWL at Purdue
All of the Above
8
ASHP's Interactive Handbook for Injectable Drugs would be best for which program?
Medical Billing and Coding
Business
Medical Assistants
Cosmetology
9
I wrote a paper on this already! I can just change the title and submit it again right?
False
True
10
Virginia College in Charleston uses _______________ to cite papers.
APA (American Psychological Association)
Chicago Manual of Style
MLA (Modern Language Association)
11
APA (American Psychological Association) is....
A place for psychiatrists
a citation format
12
The best source for a college level paper about diabetes is...
A site explaining diabetes to children
A journal article from LIRN
A People article magazine about a celebrity with diabetes
A newspaper article summarizing a study on diabetes
13
The picture shows an APA citation for:
a newspaper editorial
A book with a Karasik edition
A book with editor
a magazine article
14
Common knowledge is:
Something you regularly cite as a source
Anything someone researches and puts in a paper
a fact that it is generally well known
Someone's well known opinion about a subject
15
The picture is APA reference citation for:
magazine article
newspaper
book
Journal article
16
The picture is an APA citation for:
a website
a facebook post
a twitter account
a blog
17
The picture is an example of APA citation for:
a physical magazine article
a chapter in a book
a journal article
An electronic magazine article
18
I do not have to cite a source if I just change the wording slightly.
True
False
19
I am writing a paper for business the best source would be:
Drug Facts & Comparisons
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink
Red Book Online for drug related advice
IBIS World, a US industry report
20
I can just copy and paste from the internet & put it in a paper without citation right?
False
True
21
The picture is an APA reference for:
None of the above
a digital journal article
a digital magazine article
An online newspaper article
22
Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of book. Location: Publisher. is an example of what?
Proper APA Citation format for a book.
MLA Style citation
Gibberish?
23
The picture is APA format for?
a magazine article
a journal article
a newspaper article
a chapter in a book
24
The picture is APA citation for:
An electronic journal article
a website
a newspaper
A blog
25
When in doubt about citing something, I should..
Just put it in. No one will care.
Cite it!
Just leave it out. I don't need proof in a paper.

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