Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 579 · 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: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
7. 7.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a shuffled set of sums
9. 9.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
12. 12.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔀 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) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
15. 15.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
19. 19.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
22. 22.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) one percentage page
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
25. 25.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
29. 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
38. 38.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True

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