Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 411 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
4. 4.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
10. 10.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
17. 17.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
20. 20.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) you practise choosing (d) it skips topics
21. 21.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
23. 23.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
40. 40.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips