Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 195 · 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: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) old and new topics mixed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) one formula, 20 times
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
14. 14.🔀 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) ratio (d) fractions
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
17. 17.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
19. 19.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
22. 22.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
27. 27.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
31. 31.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
34. 34.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage

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