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Which of the following situations is an example of plagiarism?

A. A student writes an original story, noting her favorite science-fiction author as an inspiration.

B. A student quotes a favorite author verbatim as part of his class paper, including correctly formatted citations.

C. A student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation.

D. A student includes a common-knowledge statement such as "the earth is round" in his paper without citation.

Answer Explanation:

Using previous submitted work is plagiarism on itself even when that work belong to the student in question.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Language

  • Q #1: Which of the following situations is an example of plagiarism?

    A. A student writes an original story, noting her favorite science-fiction author as an inspiration.

    B. A student quotes a favorite author verbatim as part of his class paper, including correctly formatted citations.

    C. A student includes verbatim sections of text from her own previously published work without citation.

    D. A student includes a common-knowledge statement such as "the earth is round" in his paper without citation.

    Answer Explanation

    Using previous submitted work is plagiarism on itself even when that work belong to the student in question.

  • Q #2: Which of the following is a complete sentence?

    A. When I was young and loved going for runs in the park.

    B. I walked all three dogs around the park this morning.

    C. Walking with a limp as a result of the thorn.

    D. Running through the park before breakfast.

    Answer Explanation

    A complete sentence has a subject (noun), verb, capital letters, punctuation and finally must make sense. B is the only complete sentence that explains the action and nouns in a way that makes sense.

  • Q #3: Which of the following is true of conclusions?

    A. They restate the argument.

    B. They must offer extensive counterpoints to the argument.

    C. They do not include cited material.

    D. They pinpoint weak areas in the argument.

    Answer Explanation

    Conclusions are a restatement of the argument to help the reader reflect back on what they have already read.