Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 309 · 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: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
8. 8.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
10. 10.🔀 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
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔀 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) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
17. 17.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
19. 19.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) only fraction sums
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
22. 22.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
31. 31.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) never at all (d) when first learning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
34. 34.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
36. 36.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
38. 38.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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