EAP Avoiding Plagiarism 5

Question 1

A professor discovers that two students submitted identical papers. Which academic integrity violation does this best represent?

Accepted Answer

Collusion

Answer

Collusion occurs when two or more students work together on an individual assignment without authorization and submit the same or substantially similar work.

Question 2

Which of the following is the strongest signal phrase to introduce a quotation in academic writing?

Accepted Answer

According to Miller (2021),…

Answer

A strong signal phrase identifies the author and (in APA) the year, integrating the source into your argument credibly.

Question 3

Which action best demonstrates academic integrity when using an image or figure from a published source?

Accepted Answer

Crediting the source below the figure with a full citation

Answer

Images and figures must be attributed with a caption or note that provides a full citation of the original source.

Question 4

A student's paraphrase is flagged by Turnitin as 85% similar to the source. The student cited the source correctly. What is the likely problem?

Accepted Answer

The paraphrase is too close to the original wording and structure

Answer

High similarity scores usually indicate that the student has not sufficiently changed the wording or structure, making it mosaic plagiarism even with a citation.

Question 5

In Chicago (author-date) style, how is a citation typically formatted in the body of the text?

Accepted Answer

(Author Year, page)

Answer

Chicago author-date style uses parenthetical citations in the format (Author Year, page number), e.g., (Smith 2019, 34).

EAP - English For Academic Purposes Practice Test

EAP - English For Academic Purposes Practice Test

EAP Avoiding Plagiarism 5