Plagiarize means to do what?

• A. Copy someone else’s work without attribution
• B. Create original work
• C. Summarize with attribution
• D. Trade secrets

Answer: (A)

Plagiarism means copying someone else’s work and presenting it as your own without giving credit. It happens when you use another person’s words, ideas, or data and don’t acknowledge the source, or when you claim ownership of something you didn’t create. This is about honesty and giving proper credit for someone else’s effort.

If you create original work, you’re producing your own ideas or expressions. That’s not plagiarism. If you summarize with attribution, you’re condensing information in your own words and crediting the source, which is acceptable. Trade secrets involve confidential information kept secret for competitive or legal reasons, and that concept isn’t about copying text or ideas.