Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 606 · 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: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
3. 3.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) switching topic each sum
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
8. 8.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
9. 9.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
16. 16.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) all area sums together (c) switching topic each sum (d) one formula, 20 times
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
20. 20.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
23. 23.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
26. 26.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
30. 30.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
33. 33.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
37. 37.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) switching topic each sum
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area

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