Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 269 · 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: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
9. 9.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔀 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) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
12. 12.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
15. 15.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔀 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
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
19. 19.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
21. 21.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
25. 25.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
26. 26.🔀 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) fractions (d) percentage
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) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
29. 29.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
36. 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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