Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 170 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
6. 6.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
9. 9.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
12. 12.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
14. 14.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
24. 24.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
26. 26.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
29. 29.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
31. 31.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
40. 40.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False

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