Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 488 · 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) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
4. 4.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) when first learning
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
8. 8.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio 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) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
17. 17.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.🔀 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) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
22. 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
23. 23.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
25. 25.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
26. 26.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
28. 28.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) a mixed revision quiz
29. 29.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) a sign to stop
33. 33.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
37. 37.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only

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