Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

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

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