Ms. Thompson had a hunch that Jimmy had been cheating on his tests. She called him over to her desk after class and confronted him about her suspicions. Jimmy was taken aback and asked her to prove it.
Ms. Thompson smiled knowingly and began to reveal the evidence. She explained that she had been reviewing Jimmy’s test and noticed something peculiar. The first question asked who the first president of the United States was. Jimmy and the girl who sat next to him, Penny, had both written “George Washington.”
Jimmy shrugged it off, saying that everyone knows George Washington was the first president. But Ms. Thompson was just getting started. She pointed out that the next question asked who freed the slaves. Again, Jimmy and Penny had the same answer: “Abraham Lincoln.”
Jimmy tried to explain himself, saying that he had read the history book the night before and remembered the answer. But Ms. Thompson had one final question that would seal Jimmy’s fate. She asked him about the president during the Louisiana Purchase. Penny had written “I don’t know,” but Jimmy’s response was a dead giveaway: “Me neither.”
It was clear that Jimmy had been cheating off Penny’s test, but he didn’t count on Ms. Thompson’s sharp eye and attention to detail. Will Jimmy learn his lesson and think twice before cheating again? Only time will tell.
