English Level: EAP / Undergraduate studies
Language Focus: APA & MLA In-text Citations & Paraphrasing
Worksheet Download: Available on TPT (preview below)
Students in university or English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs need to learn how to avoid plagiarism by citing sources correctly. The below worksheet can be used to test their knowledge of attribution and what is or isn't plagiarism.
The worksheet has two sides - one for APA and one for MLA format. Print the side appropriate for your class. Answers found below (though ultimately it is at the teacher's discretion to set the standard). The worksheet download link is above.
Citation Worksheet Preview (APA format)
Plagiarism & In-text Citation Worksheet (APA Format)
Sentence from source:
“In 2010, nuclear energy was used to generate commercial electricity in 31 countries.” — Barry W. Brook, 2015
Part 1: Paraphrase the above idea below. Include an APA in-text citation.
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Part 2: Read the below attempts. Decide if they are plagiarism or not. Afterwards, compare your answers with a partner.
a) In 2010, nuclear energy was used to generate commercial electricity in 31 countries. (Brook, 2015).
b) Brook (2015) reports that nuclear energy was used to generate commercial electricity in 31 countries in 2010.
c) According to Brook (2015), 31 nations around the world utilized nuclear energy for commercial electricity production in 2010.
d) Nuclear energy is the best source of power worldwide (Brook, 2015).
e) Researchers state that nuclear energy is a source of commercial electricity in 31 countries worldwide.
f) ... (See TPT for complete worksheet)
In-Text Citation Worksheet Answers
a) plagiarism -- the text has not been paraphrased.
b) plagiarism -- the text has not been paraphrased other than moving "in 2010" to the end
c) acceptable
d) plagiarism -- the information has changed and is being incorrectly attributed to Brook
e) plagiarism -- no citation
f) plagiarism -- Last name and year are needed to fulfill the APA in-text citation requirements. These are absent.
g) patchwriting (a weak form of plagiarism) -- here the student has changed "used>utilized" and "31>thirty-one." This is insufficient paraphrasing.
h) acceptable
i) plagiarism -- no citation
I hope you find this worksheet useful for your EAP classes.
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Hi. I’m going to check plagiarism, but I can’t do it. Can you help me
This is a worksheet for teachers to use to help them teach paraphrasing. If you want to check the plagiarism of your own work, you’ll need to read it and compare it to the original text. If it is too similar and you have not added a citation (and Reference), then you have plagiarized.