Cheating

Topic Two
Part One: Reading (14pts)

 Read the text carefully then do the activities.
More than half of teenagers say they have cheated on a test during the last year — and 34 percent have
done it more than twice — according to a survey of 40,000 U.S. high school students released in February
by the nonprofit Josephson Institute of Ethics. The survey also found that one in three students admitted they
used the Internet to plagiarize an assignment.
Some research suggests that academic cheating may be associated with dishonesty later in life. In a 2007
survey of 154 college students, Southern Illinois University researchers found that students who plagiarized
in college reported that they viewed themselves as more likely to break rules in the workplace, cheat on
spouses and engage in illegal activities.
A 2009 survey, also by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, reports a further correlation: People who cheat
on exams in high school are three times more likely to lie to a customer or inflate an insurance claim
compared with those who never cheated. High school cheaters are also twice as likely to lie to or deceive
their boss and one-and-a-half times more likely to lie to a significant other or cheat on their taxes. Dishonest
behaviours such as cheating actually alter a person’s sense of right and wrong, so after cheating once, some
students stop viewing the behavior as immoral.
Academic cheating, therefore, is not just an academic problem, and curbing this behavior is something
that academic institutions are beginning to tackle head-on everywhere in the world.
A) Comprehension and Interpretation : (07 Points)

1. Give the general idea of the text.
2. Are the following statements true or false? Write T or F next to the letter corresponding to the
statement.
a) According to Josephson Institution survey, most of students use the internet for plagiarism.
b) Cheating builds bad habits and immoral behavior.
c) Students who used to cheat view it as more ethical.
d) Academic institutions are so much concerned with the issue of cheating.
3. In which paragraph is it mentioned that ‘the more students cheat and plagiarize the more they see it
more ethical.’?
4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a) What are the findings of Josephson Institute?
b) What are the effects of cheating?
c) Is cheating an academic issue?
5. What/who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

34 percent (§1) their (§2) this (§3)
B) Text Exploration: (7points)
1. Find in the text words that are opposites to the following.

a) Low (§ 1) (b Denied (§1) c) To tell the truth (§3) d) Encouraging (§4)
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2. Complete the following chart as shown in the example:
Noun Verb Adjective
education To educate educational
Tolerance ……………. ……………..
………………….. To express …………………
………………….. ………………… permissive
3. Connect each pair of sentences with one of the words given. Make changes where necessary.
(Though ) - ( unless ) - ( while ) - ( so….that)
a-Some teachers believe that their job has become impossible. Something is done to restore discipline in
classrooms.
b- Comprehensive schools take children of all abilities. Grammar schools are selective.
c- Parents have a little to pay. They always complain.
4. Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as (a).

1/ a) He didn't work seriously, consequently he failed in his exam.
b) I wish ………………………………………………………………
2/ a) The problem can be solved if there is a better cooperation between the schools and the parents.
b) Unless ………………………………………………………………
5. Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable.

teenager – dishonesty – correlation – released.
1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable
6. Imagine what “B” says and complete the dialogue:

A: Do you like the classroom atmosphere?
B: ……………………………….
A: Can you tell why?
B: ……………………………………………………..
A: Do you think the teacher`s presence is necessary? Why?
B: …………………………………………………….
A: What should one do to succeed?
B: ……………………………………………………..
Part two: Written Expression (6pts)

Choose ONE of the following topics
Topic One: Nowadays, cheating which is a wrong conduct is becoming very common in schools. What
should be done to fight this unethical practice?
Use the following notes to write a composition:
 Teach moral values, sense of right and wrong.
 Punish cheating severely.
 Rehabilitate the value of honesty and seriousness.
 Teach self-reliance.
Topic Two: Write a composition about the following topic: “Do you think that the study of ancient
civilizations is important? Justify.”
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Topic Two

Part One: Reading (14pts)

A) Comprehension and Interpretation : (07 Points)

4. Answer the following questions according to the text.

5. What/who do the underlined words refer to in the text?

B) Text Exploration: (7points)

1. Find in the text words that are opposites to the following.

4. Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as (a).

5. Classify the following words according to the stressed syllable.

1st syllable 2nd syllable 3rd syllable

6. Imagine what “B” says and complete the dialogue:

Part two: Written Expression (6pts)

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