Mathematics is a difficult subject. Sometimes you feel burdened and decide to cheat on the next math test. However, always remember that there can be serious consequences if your cheating practices are caught. Besides, you won’t learn anything if you cheat. In fact, while reading how to cheat, you could just as well use this time to study! However, there are ways to cheat on a math test if you decide that’s the best way. Cheating is now not just looking at other people’s exam answers!
1. Using Method of Technology
Send a short message to a friend via cell phone.
Send a text message with a question to a friend you trust—and who is good at math! It’s best to try someone who isn’t taking the exam with you, so that person can send the required formulas and answers.
Send a short message to the tutoring service using your cell phone.
Try “Text a Tutor”, a program that gives you access to a real math tutor via your smartphone. You can send a question via text message or send a photo of the question via email.
1. Usually the tutor will respond within 10 minutes. If you feel you need a shorter time, contact the service in advance to reserve service time.
2. “Text a Tutor” chooses an application that can be downloaded on your Android device. For iPhone and other smartphone users, you can still use this service without an application.
Program your calculator
Write a program the day before the exam is held. Under the “Program” function on the calculator, enter the formula or cheat note.
1. However, teachers are now checking the program on calculators. So, you should enter notes under the “Vars” (Variables) button on one of the 10 Strings in the list. Placing your cheat sheets in different sections will make it harder for the teacher to find them if they check your calculator.
Find answers to questions on the internet.
You can use a general search engine like Google, or it’s better for you to type questions on WolframAplha.com. Wolfram Alpha is a computational knowledge engine; in other words, this site answers questions using the data it already has. Unlike traditional search engines, this site provides you with answers instead of a series of web pages that you have to look at one by one to find the answer.
1. Remember that using your cell phone is the most obvious way of cheating. There is a high chance that you will be caught cheating because teachers and instructors will be spying on the whereabouts of your cell phone during the exam. Usually, when the exam takes place you are asked to put the phone in your bag or in front of the class. That means this method will not work for you.
Use the PhotoMath app on your phone.
This app takes pictures of equations and solves them in real-time.
1. This app is especially good to use if the exam requires you to write down the steps to solving a problem because it allows you to select multiple options to see different steps (not just the answers).
2. This app is not used for cheating only! This app is also great for studying. You can use it as a tool to learn and understand how to solve math problems step by step.
2. Using Your Body and Your Environment
Write notes on your body.
Using ink that’s the color of your skin, scribble on your ankles, feet, arms, and palms—basically, anywhere you can see but not others.
1. You can also try writing the formula over a line covered by school shorts or skirts. Turn it up a bit when you get stuck, then close it back down. The instructor and teacher will probably be too clumsy and won’t be able to catch you cheating in this way because they have to check your body.
Put on your shoes.
Stick a note under the shoe. During the test, elevate your legs as if you are relaxing and lower your head until you can see the notes. Try not to attract attention when you do this; make it look like you’re relaxing your neck.
1. You can put cheat sheets in your shoes and take them out when you need them. However, remember that it is very difficult to take notes from your shoes during an exam without attracting the attention of others. This method will work if you give permission to go to the bathroom.
Use a pen
Look for a detachable pen and insert notes into it. A good pen for this method is one that can be loosened to remove and replace the pen ink. Empty the pen and write small notes that you can roll up tightly and fit into the pen.
1. You can use a mechanical pencil.
2. You can also buy barrel pens. These pens are made with a small window that “clicks” when playing a note.
3. You can also buy special pens that come with a roll of paper on the side so you can pull it out and rewind it.
4. It’s better to take out a note when permission to go to the bathroom. The chances of being caught would be even less!
5. Discard the cheat. When you’re done cheating, throw away your cheating, it’s better that no one is near the class where the test is being held. If you throw it in class, tear up the paper to cover your tracks.
Write notes on clothes
Write formulas and other materials that can help you in the roll of the arm (at the bottom of the wrist). Then, wear the sweater after your shirt. A sweater can make your cheating less suspicious when you roll up your sleeves to see what the cheat is written on it.
1. You can also attach strips of paper to the hood of a sweater or the brim of a hat.
Use tape.
Write the formula on tape and then tape the tape to your leg or thigh. Cover with masking tape again so the pen ink doesn’t bleed. Finished! This method is suitable for those of you who wear pants or long skirts.
Write notes on the table.
Write notes or notes on the table using a pencil, then erase and wipe the notes when you are done to destroy evidence.
3. Using Second Others Methods
Use the knock method.
This method is Morse code which has been updated. This code is a way of communicating with other people using predefined signals.
1. Find friends in class who can be good partners for this method. That person should be someone who sits not far from you (ideally next to you) and someone who is good at the subject.
2. Develop knock code. For example, tap 5 times for the number 5. If the number in question is 2647, tap your pencil on the table 2 times, wait 3 seconds, then tap 6 times, and so on. If the exam questions are multiple-choice using the alphabet, try to code A, B, C, D, E, as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
3. You can also try another version of this method that uses the same principle. Apart from tapping, coughing or sneezing can also be used to communicate. You can also use sign language—especially fingers—to communicate with a friend.
Exchange notes Method
Making contact with someone during an exam is a potential way of cheating, but it’s a high-risk method. Usually, during exams, whispering, talking, and exchanging notes between test takers is not allowed. This method is also easy to find out from a distance.