Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 41 · 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.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) a shuffled set of sums
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) a sign to stop
6. 6.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
9. 9.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
11. 11.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
19. 19.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
23. 23.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
25. 25.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
27. 27.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
30. 30.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
32. 32.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
34. 34.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
35. 35.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
38. 38.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums

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