Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 234 · 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) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
4. 4.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
7. 7.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
12. 12.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
19. 19.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
23. 23.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
31. 31.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
33. 33.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 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
35. 35.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
37. 37.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
39. 39.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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