This article explains how to cut, copy, and paste text on an iPad running iOS 9 or later.
How to copy and paste on iPad
Instead of typing the same text over and over, you can copy or cut the text to place it on your iPad's clipboard. Then, paste the text from the clipboard into any app or document.
Open the document or text file containing the text you want to cut or copy.
Tap and hold the text you want to select.
