N A M E : ________________________________ DATE: ____________________

CHEATING
Question: Is cheating a bad thing to do? Why? / Why not?
 Complete the 15 sentences with the words on the left.

1. People often __________________ when they do

something bad, such as cheating or stealing.

2. Students can get a good _________________ when

they study hard.

3. A) Did he _________________?
B) No, he told the truth.

4. He always tells the truth. He’s _________________.

5. When you talk quietly, you __________________.

6. Study hard and you can __________________ exams.

7. Exams often give me pressure. They make me feel

C catch v. __________________.
copy v.
8. When you __________________ another person’s

E expel v. answer, you look at his paper and write the same thing.

F fail v. 9. Some people cheat because they are afraid they might
feel guilty v. __________________ an exam.

grade 10. How do teachers __________________ students who

G n.
cheat on exams? How do they know they are cheating?
H honest adj.
11. Some schools __________________ students who
L lie n., v.
cheat. They make the students leave the school.
N nervous adj.
12. How should teachers __________________ students
P pass v.
who cheat?
plagiarize v.
13. I feel __________________ when I think that
punish v. something bad will happen.

R risky adj.
14. Cheating is dangerous. It is __________________.
S stress n.
15. When you __________________, you read something,
W whisper n., v. then copy it and say it’s your own writing and ideas.

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WORD BANK Cheating
Aim Supplementary vocabulary building
Level Intermediate to Advanced
Time Approximately 15 – 20 minutes

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. feel guilty
2. grade
3. lie
4. honest
5. whisper
6. pass
7. stress
8. copy
9. fail
10. catch
11. expel
12. punish
13. nervous
14. risky
15. plagiarize

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