AI Worksheets
A Scholarly worksheet is a focused, printable problem set built from your study material. The AI reads your sources, picks out the concepts that are worth practicing, and writes a clean PDF you can solve on paper, share with a study group, or hand to a student.
Worksheets are about doing the work, not just reading about it. They're the right tool when you want clear directions, space to write, and answers you can actually check against.
When to use a worksheet
Reach for a worksheet when you want:
- A practice set to drill the steps for a math or science topic.
- A mixed-review pack that warms up with easier items and builds to challenge problems.
- A short, quiz-style handout with an answer key for self-assessment.
- A blank student worksheet with no visible answers — for printing out and solving by hand.
If you want a structured reading guide instead of practice problems, generate a Study Guide. If you want fast active-recall drilling on a screen, generate Flashcards. Many students use worksheets alongside both.
Creating a Worksheet
Open the Worksheet tile on your home page create grid, or use the Create with AI menu inside a folder, a PDF, or a saved library file. The create window lets you build a worksheet from any of these starting points:
- Upload — Drag in PDFs, Word documents, or PowerPoints from your computer.
- Library — Pick a PDF or library file you've already saved to Scholarly.
- Google Drive — Connect Google Drive and pick the exact files — Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, Word docs, PowerPoints, or text files — without downloading and re-uploading. See Connected Apps.
- Link — Paste a website or PDF URL and the AI pulls in the content.
- Prompt — Skip files entirely and describe a topic, like "Mixed-review worksheet for limits and derivatives, with an answer key." Useful when you just want extra practice and don't have a source on hand.
You can combine sources — for example, pick two PDFs from your library and add a prompt that says what to emphasize.
Customize before you generate
After picking your sources, the customize step shapes the output:
- Worksheet style — Pick how the worksheet is structured:
| Style | What you get |
|---|---|
| Practice Set | A balanced set of problems with clear directions, answer space, and an answer key at the end. |
| Mixed Review | Warm-ups, core practice, application questions, and a few challenge problems, with worked solutions for representative items. |
| Quiz + Key | Concise directions, varied question types, and an answer key or rubric at the end. |
| Blank Worksheet | Practice problems with answer space and no visible answer key — great for printing and solving by hand. |
- Language — Generate the worksheet in your preferred language.
- AI model — Some models are reserved for paid plans and show a lock badge. See Choosing an AI Model.
- Custom instructions — Free-text field to give specific directions, like "Half the questions should be word problems," or "Leave wide margins for handwritten work."
Click Generate Worksheet and the work runs in the background — you can close the window and keep studying. You'll be notified when it's ready, and it shows up under Background Tasks while it generates.
What you get
Your finished worksheet is a downloadable PDF that lands in your library like any other content item. Open it and you can:
- Read and solve it in the PDF viewer, with chat alongside to ask follow-up questions.
- Download or print it to use on paper.
- Share it with a link so classmates or students can view and print their own copy.
- Turn it into more study material — generate Flashcards, a quiz, a study guide, a podcast, a video lecture, or AI Slides from the same content without re-uploading.
Because the output is a real PDF in your library, everything you can do with an uploaded PDF you can do with your worksheet. See the PDF guide for the full set of viewer and conversion options.
Tips
- Match the style to the moment. Use Practice Set for everyday drilling, Mixed Review when you want to build up to harder items, Quiz + Key for self-assessment, and Blank Worksheet when you're going to hand it out or solve on paper.
- Steer it with custom instructions. Tell the AI to focus on specific chapters, balance question types, leave generous answer space, or skip an answer key for in-class use.
- Combine sources. Two related PDFs plus a short prompt usually give a tighter worksheet than either alone.
- Pair it with active recall. A worksheet is great for procedural practice; turn the same source into Flashcards or a Quiz to lock in the underlying facts.
Frequently asked questions
What can I make a worksheet from?
Uploaded PDFs, Word docs, and PowerPoints; PDFs and library files already in Scholarly; Google Drive files; a website or PDF link; or a typed prompt. You can mix several sources in one worksheet.
How long does it take?
Generation runs in the background and usually takes a few minutes. You don't need to wait on the screen — keep working and you'll be notified when it's ready.
Can I print or share my worksheet?
Yes. Every worksheet is a PDF you can download, print, or share with a link.
Can I generate a version without the answer key?
Yes — pick the Blank Worksheet style. You can also tell the AI in custom instructions to skip the answer key or move it to a separate page for easier printing.
Is it free?
You can create worksheets on the free plan using your shared daily AI creation limit. Paid plans raise those limits and unlock the premium worksheet model. See Plans and Limits.
Related
- Study Guides — structured reading guides built from the same sources.
- Flashcards, Quizzes, and Exams — for active-recall drilling.
- Plans and Limits — how worksheets fit into your daily AI creations.