Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 536 · 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.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) the night before exams (d) when first learning
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) one topic for weeks (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
3. 3.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) you practise choosing (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
9. 9.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
15. 15.🔀 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
18. 18.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
25. 25.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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) one topic all evening
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
33. 33.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
36. 36.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 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) one formula, 20 times
39. 39.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz

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