Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 94 · 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.🔀 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) area (c) fractions (d) percentage
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
6. 6.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
9. 9.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) reading only (d) one topic for weeks
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
17. 17.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount. (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
19. 19.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) the night before exams (c) never at all (d) for every revision
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
26. 26.🔀 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) fractions (d) ratio
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
28. 28.True or false: “A shirt costs ₹400 with 10% off. Find the discount.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
30. 30.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
34. 34.🔀 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
35. 35.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
38. 38.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips