Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 175 · 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 formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
2. 2.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
3. 3.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
5. 5.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
9. 9.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) bad for learning (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
14. 14.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
17. 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔀 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
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
26. 26.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
31. 31.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
33. 33.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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