Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 209 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
7. 7.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
9. 9.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
11. 11.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
13. 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
14. 14.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
19. 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
20. 20.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
22. 22.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) all area sums together
26. 26.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
31. 31.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
38. 38.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
40. 40.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True

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