Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 108 · 40 questions

Study tip (Mix it up): Interleaving: mixed sets, old and new topics together, switching topic each question. Blocked: one type, page by page. Read each question for clues: “%” → percentage; “m by m” or tiles → area; “a : b” → ratio; 3/4 → fractions. Block when first learning; mix for revision and exam practice.

1. 1.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) never at all (d) for every revision
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
12. 12.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
17. 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
20. 20.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
21. 21.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
22. 22.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
33. 33.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
35. 35.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
40. 40.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False

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