Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 203 · 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.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
8. 8.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
11. 11.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
18. 18.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
20. 20.🔀 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) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
21. 21.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
25. 25.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
27. 27.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) 20 algebra sums only
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) area (c) percentage (d) ratio
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
32. 32.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) only fraction sums
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
34. 34.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
40. 40.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums

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