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Smart Glasses Used to Cheat in School Exams
29 Jun 2026
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WARM UP
Think Ahead:
Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) Students using smart watches to draw pictures
b) Students using smart glasses to see exam answers
c) Students using smart pens to record music
Ask:
(1) Do you wear glasses to school?
(2) Is it good or bad to cheat on a school test?
VOCABULARY
glasses
(noun)
cheat
(verb)
test
(noun)
answer
(noun)
camera
(noun)
clever
(adjective)
things you wear on your eyes to see better
He wears glasses to read books.
to do something that is not honest
Do not cheat during the school quiz.
an exam to find out what you know
We have a math test on Friday morning.
the correct information for a question
She knew the right answer to the question.
a machine that takes photos or videos
He used his new camera to take a photo.
quick at learning and understanding things
The clever boy finished his homework quickly.
Some students in Asia are using new smart glasses to cheat in school tests. These glasses look like normal glasses, but they have a small camera and a hidden computer inside. When a student looks at a test question, the camera takes a photo. The glasses send the photo to a clever computer program. The program finds the correct answer very quickly. Then, the answer appears inside the glasses. Only the student can see it.
Teachers in South Korea and Taiwan caught some students doing this last month. Now, schools are very worried about this high-tech cheating. In China, workers checked the glasses of ten million students before a big exam. Some teachers want to ban all smart devices from the examination hall to keep tests fair for everyone.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Why do you think some students want to cheat on school tests?
2. How would you feel if someone cheated and got a better score than you?
3. Do you think smart glasses should be banned from all school classrooms?
4. What can teachers do to make sure no one cheats with high-tech devices?
5. If you had smart glasses, what fun things would you use them for outside of school?
6. Why is it important to study hard instead of relying on a computer program?
FILL IN THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: glasses | cheat | test | answer
Some students in Asia are using new smart _______(1) to cheat in school tests. These glasses look like normal glasses, but they have a small camera and a hidden computer inside. When a student looks at a _______(2) question, the camera takes a photo. The glasses send the photo to a clever computer program. The program finds the correct _______(3) very quickly. Then, the answer appears inside the glasses. Only the student can see it.
Teachers in South Korea and Taiwan caught some students doing this last month. Now, schools are very worried about this high-tech _______(4). In China, workers checked the glasses of ten million students before a big exam. Some teachers want to ban all smart devices from the examination hall to keep tests fair for everyone.
Section 2: Main Idea
Choose the best main idea for the story:
a) China has the biggest school exams in the world.
b) Students are using smart glasses to cheat on tests, and schools want to stop it.
c) Smart glasses are excellent tools for taking beautiful photos of books.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. Smart glasses look completely different from normal glasses. T/F
2. Teachers caught students cheating with smart glasses in South Korea and Taiwan. T/F
3. More than ten million students had their glasses checked in China. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put the events in order from 1 to 3:
a) The smart glasses send the photo to a clever computer program.
b) The student looks at a test question and the camera takes a photo.
c) The correct answer appears inside the glasses for the student to see.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
Instructions: Match the word on the left to the correct meaning on the right.
Word
1. glasses
2. cheat
3. test
4. camera
Definition Choice
a) a machine that takes photos or videos
b) things you wear on your eyes to help you see
c) to do something that is dishonest or against the rules
d) an exam that checks what a student knows
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
Choose the correct word to complete the conversation sentences.
1. If a student decides to _______ during an exam, they will get into a lot of trouble with the headteacher.
a) cheat b) glass
2. My grandmother wears beautiful _______ when she reads the morning newspaper.
a) cameras b) glasses
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Put the parts in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. A) glasses B) like C) normal D) look E) eyewear
2. A) camera B) a C) photo D) takes E) the
ANSWER KEY
Warm Up
Answer: b
Section 1:
1) glasses, 2) test, 3) answer, 4) cheat
Section 2:
Answer: b
Section 3:
1. False, 2. True, 3. True
Section 4:
1) b, 2) a, 3) c
Section 5:
1 - b, 2 - c, 3 - d, 4 - a
Section 6:
1) a, 2) b
Section 7:
1) A-D-B-C-E (Glasses look like normal eyewear),
2) E-A-D-B-C (The camera takes a photo)
Section 8:
Student answers will vary.