Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 421 · 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.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
6. 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
8. 8.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
13. 13.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
14. 14.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
16. 16.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
20. 20.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
24. 24.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
25. 25.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
32. 32.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) a waste of time
38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum

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