Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 497 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) one formula, 20 times
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
5. 5.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
6. 6.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
11. 11.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
21. 21.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) algebra and area mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
26. 26.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
33. 33.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
36. 36.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
39. 39.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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