Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 327 · 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 blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
3. 3.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 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
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
9. 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
10. 10.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
13. 13.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
16. 16.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
24. 24.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
34. 34.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
38. 38.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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