Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 359 · 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 revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
2. 2.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
3. 3.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
8. 8.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
14. 14.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
22. 22.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
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) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
27. 27.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
29. 29.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
31. 31.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
35. 35.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) only fraction sums
38. 38.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
40. 40.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True

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