Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 414 · 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.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
5. 5.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
8. 8.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) area sums only (d) 20 algebra sums only
14. 14.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) only fraction sums
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
19. 19.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one topic all evening
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) same type, page by page
21. 21.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
30. 30.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔀 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) fractions (d) ratio
32. 32.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) one topic for weeks (d) mixing different topics
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) a shuffled set of sums
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
37. 37.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) when first learning
38. 38.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz

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