Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

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

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