Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 535 · 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.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 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) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
9. 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
15. 15.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
17. 17.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 topic all evening
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
19. 19.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
21. 21.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
27. 27.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
29. 29.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
32. 32.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) reading only (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
38. 38.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
40. 40.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False

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