Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 337 · 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) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
9. 9.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one topic all evening
13. 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
14. 14.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
25. 25.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
28. 28.🔀 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) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
29. 29.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
35. 35.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
39. 39.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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