Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 161 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
6. 6.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
8. 8.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
12. 12.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) all area sums together
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
14. 14.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) for every revision (d) never at all
15. 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
20. 20.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) one formula, 20 times (d) only fraction sums
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
29. 29.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
36. 36.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
39. 39.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums

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