Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 417 · 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: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) you practise choosing (c) it skips topics (d) it is shorter
5. 5.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
11. 11.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
13. 13.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
15. 15.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) area (d) fractions
17. 17.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) a shuffled set of sums
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
23. 23.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
27. 27.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) fractions
30. 30.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
36. 36.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
37. 37.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
39. 39.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
40. 40.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False

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