Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 75 · 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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
3. 3.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
4. 4.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
10. 10.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
12. 12.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
20. 20.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
34. 34.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
37. 37.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) never at all
38. 38.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed

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