Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 37 · 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 means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
3. 3.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
5. 5.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
10. 10.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
12. 12.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
14. 14.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
16. 16.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
19. 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
21. 21.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
22. 22.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
36. 36.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
39. 39.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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