2025 · Q7
Directions: Each of the sentences in the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that improves/corrects the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
He was accused of **simulism** for having copied from someone else without due acknowledgement.
EnglishUsage of Paired Words
- Asensationalism
- Binstitutionalism
- Cplagiarism
- Dspoonerism
Explanation
Copying someone else's work "without due acknowledgement" is the textbook definition of "plagiarism". "Sensationalism" is the use of shocking material, "institutionalism" relates to institutions, and "spoonerism" is the transposition of initial sounds — none involves unacknowledged copying. Only "plagiarism" names the offence the sentence describes.