Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 137 · 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 chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
2. 2.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
10. 10.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
12. 12.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
20. 20.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
25. 25.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) a sign to stop
29. 29.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
32. 32.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) when first learning
33. 33.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) you practise choosing
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
38. 38.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) a shuffled set of sums

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips