most high schoolstudents say they have cheated on tests and homework.
This study showedthat 89 percent said glancing at someone else's answers during a test wascheating,but 87 percent said they'd done that at least once.Also,94 percentsaid
providing answers tosomeone during a test was cheating,but 74 percent admitted to doing it.
Cheating can happenin a lot of different ways.You can do it by sneaking answers to a test,but it'salso cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something
is yours when itisn't. When people cheat,it's not fair to other people,like the kids whostudied for the test or who were the true winners of a game or contest. Ifstudents today
want to cheat,theyhave a more insidious tool at their disposal.cellphones.More than one third ofteens with cellphones admit to having stored information on them to look at
during a test ortexting friends about answers.Some kids cheat because they're busy or lazy andthey want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids
might feel like theycan't pass the test without cheating. Even when there seems to be a "goodreason"for cheating,cheating isn't a good idea. Kids who cheat may feelworried
about gettingcaught.Whether they are caught or not,these kids may feel guilty,orembarrassed,or ashamed,or all three.Teachers can ban cell phones in exams andprincipals
can suspend or expelstudents who cheat,but it's important to know if students continue to cheatthey will have a lot of problems in the future.
A.Most students arehonest.
B.Cheating in schoolis a serious problem.
C.In atest,providing answers to others is more serious than glancing at people'sanswers.
D.Tests aredifficult.