Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 398 · 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 topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
2. 2.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
4. 4.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) a sign to stop
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
8. 8.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
21. 21.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
24. 24.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
25. 25.🔀 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) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
26. 26.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
31. 31.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
33. 33.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
37. 37.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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