Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 205 · 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.🔀 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
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
6. 6.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
8. 8.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) never at all
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
12. 12.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
15. 15.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
17. 17.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
22. 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) all area sums together (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
27. 27.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
30. 30.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
35. 35.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
37. 37.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
40. 40.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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