Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 290 · 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: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) normal and useful
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
8. 8.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 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) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
14. 14.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
20. 20.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔀 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) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
23. 23.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
25. 25.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
27. 27.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
31. 31.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
33. 33.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
35. 35.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
39. 39.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) one chapter’s sums only
40. 40.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False

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