Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 552 · 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: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
3. 3.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
8. 8.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) bad for learning
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
16. 16.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
20. 20.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
27. 27.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
29. 29.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
32. 32.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
35. 35.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 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) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions

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