Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

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

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