Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 376 · 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.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) bad for learning (c) normal and useful (d) a waste of time
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔀 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) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.🔀 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
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
13. 13.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
14. 14.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
17. 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
27. 27.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
29. 29.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
38. 38.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
40. 40.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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