worksheet

American  

[wurk-sheet] / ˈwɜrkˌʃit /

Or work sheet

noun

1. a sheet of paper on which work schedules, working time, special instructions, etc., are recorded.

2. a piece or scrap of paper on which problems, ideas, or the like, are set down in tentative form.

3. Accounting. a sheet of paper on which is printed a series of columns and into which tentative figures are entered as a preliminary step in preparing the adjusted or final statement.

4. Digital Technology. a page or section of a workbook, usually in a spreadsheet application.

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worksheet British  

/ ˈwɜːkˌʃiːt /

noun

1. a sheet of paper used for the preliminary or rough draft of a problem, design, etc

2. a piece of paper recording work being planned or already in progress

3. a sheet of paper containing exercises to be completed by a pupil or student

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Etymology

Origin of worksheet

First recorded in 1920–25; work + sheet

Example Sentences

Worksheet questions analyzed speeches of government officials and state media news excerpts, and they discussed “how to increase the youth’s sense of belonging” to the Greater Bay Area.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2022

“The inconsistencies must show a discrepancy between the Caucus Math Worksheet and the publicly reported results,” the party wrote to campaigns.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2020

For do-it-yourself filers, TurboTax includes a What-If Worksheet, and both H&R Block and TaxAct offer some tax planning.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2018

This would also allow the abolition of the byzantine Worksheet for Line 44 of Form 1040.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2017

Lindstaedt gets the students to take the Career Assessment Worksheet first because he finds that it provides a more direct connection to possible career choices than the Myers-Briggs test does.

From Nature • Aug. 22, 2012