blue books

Lined test booklets

Blue books are examination booklets with blue covers, used in American colleges for essay tests: I need to buy blue books for finals.

The term also refers to official government publications, particularly in Britain, where parliamentary reports traditionally came in blue covers.

In the U.S., blue books are also pricing guides for used cars: Let me check the blue book value.

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examination format

blue booksscantrons

Optical mark recognition forms

bubble sheets · answer sheets · standardized tests · oral exams · clickers

assessment type

blue booksproblem sets

Assigned practice exercises

publication type

blue bookswhite papers

Authoritative reports on issues

leaked documents · tabloid journalism · blog posts · underground press

Family

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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G