Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 598 · 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.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
2. 2.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
8. 8.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
11. 11.🔀 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
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
18. 18.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) when first learning (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
20. 20.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
29. 29.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) bad for learning
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
40. 40.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False

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