Should I tell the truth?

[Genersis]

A lot of my old teachers in secondary school probably would of done this if they had access to the test papers before the exams.
The only reason your lecturer could was because he's marking it too, i'd guess.

Unfortunately, i'd think teachers and i'm guessing lecturers jobs are in the balance when it comes to how many of their students pass. Also, the college would pressure the lecturers as they pride themselves on pass rates.(The chances of them losing their job's not helped by all this unstable economy stuff)

Also, some teachers know the tests are not a good measurement of a persons skill in a subject, and they may help the students who may not have their ability reflected in the test results MORE than those who would.

And the last reason that i can think of as to why they may do this, is that they simply wish the best outcome for their students to give the students a better future, even if it means cheating.

Either way, i wouldn't be too angry with your lecturer.
Just make sure that you do actually know what you need to know, rather than using your notes from the lecturer to pass the test and then never actually learning what the notes say.
I would feel a little guilty though, if i was one of the ones to get this special treatment, mind.:redface: