Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 373 · 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) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
3. 3.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
6. 6.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
8. 8.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
13. 13.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
19. 19.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) only fraction sums
27. 27.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
29. 29.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
31. 31.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
33. 33.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) for every revision
37. 37.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
40. 40.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False

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