Examination book

{{Short description|Notebook used for writing answers to an examination}} {{notability|date=December 2017}}

right|thumb|250px|A 12-sheet Blue book

An '''examination book''', or '''exam book''', or '''blue book''' is a notebook used by students of many post-secondary schools in the United States to write essays<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Ben |date=May 23, 2025 |title=They Were Every Student’s Worst Nightmare. Now Blue Books Are Back. |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/chatgpt-ai-cheating-college-blue-books-5e3014a6 |access-date=1 June 2025 |work=WSJ}}</ref> and answer multiple short-answer questions when their assessment tests are administered. The books commonly have a blue cover and are titled "Blue book", although books called simply "Examination book" can be found as well.

Blue books typically have dimensions {{convert|8+1/2x7|in|mm}} or {{convert|11x8+1/2|in|mm}}, and contain from four to twelve sheets of ruled paper, stapled through the fold.

==See also== *Blue book exam *Exercise book *Notebook *Ruled paper

==References== {{reflist}} Category:School examinations Category:Notebooks

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