Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 341 · 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: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
6. 6.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
9. 9.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
10. 10.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
16. 16.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
18. 18.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
23. 23.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
27. 27.🔀 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one formula, 20 times
29. 29.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
31. 31.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
34. 34.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True

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