Resources › For Students & Parents Blue Book Share Flipboard Email Print Matthieu Spohn/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/Getty Images For Students & Parents Homework Help Tools & Tips Learning Styles & Skills Study Methods Time Management Writing Essays Writing Research Papers Book Summaries Private Schools Test Prep College Admissions College Life Graduate School Business School Law School Distance Learning View More by Grace Fleming Teacher Grace Fleming has a master's in education and is an academic advisor, college enrollment counselor, and a speaker and writer on study skills. Updated March 06, 2017 Definition: A blue book is a small booklet (with a blue cover) used by students to answer test questions. Inside the cover the booklet pages are line-ruled, like notebook paper. Some professors require students to bring a blank blue book to class when a big test is scheduled. When you take a blue book test, you put all of your test answers on the booklet pages. You may not be allowed to write on the test itself. You can find blue books in your university book store.You should always keep a spare blue book in your book bag. You don't want to be stuck without one on test day!Blue books usually cost around a dollar.Be warned that professors check blue books to make sure that they really are blank! Pronunciation: blue - book Also Known As: test booklet Examples: I bought five blue books at the beginning of the semester. I sure hope I won't need more than that! Continue Reading