exercise book

noun

1. a booklet or book having exercises pertaining to a school subject and blank space for practice.

exercise book

noun

1. a notebook used by pupils and students

Word History and Origins

Origin of exercise book¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Mr Gibson, from Rotherwas in Herefordshire, said he was looking through a collection of old documents when "one poem in this small exercise book just jumped out at me".

From BBC

And as we take you back through almost a century of educational programmes, can we just check if you have your pencil and exercise book?

From BBC

Nadezhda picked up a pink children's photo album and kindergarten exercise book from the ruins of her house, and put them on a shelf somehow still standing in the rubble.

From Reuters

A handwritten sign on paper torn from a school pupil’s exercise book is taped to the door.

From New York Times

Yevgeny Lyamin is already learning Georgian, practising Georgia's unique alphabet in an exercise book.

From BBC

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