Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 332 · 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: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
12. 12.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
16. 16.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
23. 23.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
25. 25.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
28. 28.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
35. 35.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
39. 39.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) never at all (d) the night before exams

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