Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 52 · 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) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
8. 8.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
12. 12.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
14. 14.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
16. 16.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
19. 19.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
22. 22.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔀 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
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
36. 36.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
40. 40.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True

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