Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 123 · 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: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
8. 8.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
11. 11.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
17. 17.🔀 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) fractions (d) percentage
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
19. 19.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔀 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) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
27. 27.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) normal and useful (d) a sign to stop
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
40. 40.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

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