Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 590 · 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: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
4. 4.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it skips topics (c) it is shorter (d) it needs no thinking
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a mixed revision quiz
9. 9.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
13. 13.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) one chapter’s sums only
19. 19.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
21. 21.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
24. 24.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
25. 25.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) skipping hard topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
31. 31.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
40. 40.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False

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