Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 247 · 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 of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
4. 4.🔀 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
6. 6.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) all area sums together
15. 15.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
17. 17.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) all area sums together
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
23. 23.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
24. 24.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
28. 28.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
38. 38.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
40. 40.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False

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