Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 143 · 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 or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
5. 5.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it needs no thinking (d) it is shorter
6. 6.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
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) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
15. 15.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
20. 20.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
24. 24.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
30. 30.🔀 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) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
31. 31.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
34. 34.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.🔀 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) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
37. 37.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
38. 38.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
40. 40.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False

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