Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 594 · 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: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) fractions
3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
4. 4.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
5. 5.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
6. 6.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
8. 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one topic all evening
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
13. 13.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
15. 15.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 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) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
23. 23.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) same type, page by page
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
28. 28.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
30. 30.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
31. 31.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
33. 33.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
37. 37.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔀 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
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) skipping hard topics (d) mixing different topics
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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