Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 540 · 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 formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
5. 5.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
21. 21.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
26. 26.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
31. 31.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
33. 33.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) never at all (d) for every revision
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
37. 37.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
38. 38.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True

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