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worksheet

n.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈwɝkˌʃit// UK //wˈɜːkʃiːt// work·sheet

n. a piece of paper or a digital page with exercises or problems for you to complete. Teachers often use these to help students practice a new skill.

n. a sheet of paper or digital document containing a series of exercises, problems, or tasks for students to complete. Often used as a tool for individualised practice or assessment.


SIMPLE

The teacher gave us a worksheet to practice our math skills.

CONTEXTUAL

After the lecture, the students were given a worksheet to apply the new grammar rules to real-life situations.

COMPLEX

The interactive worksheet allows students to input their own data and immediately see the results of their calculations, providing a dynamic way to understand complex statistical concepts.

Origin

From work + sheet. First use appears c. 1823 in the publications of Isaac D'Israeli.

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