Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 119 · 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: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
3. 3.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
5. 5.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it needs no thinking (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
9. 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) algebra and area mixed
10. 10.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
15. 15.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) 20 algebra sums only
16. 16.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) the night before exams (d) for every revision
17. 17.🔀 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
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) old and new topics mixed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
20. 20.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) switching topic each sum (d) algebra and area mixed
22. 22.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) bad for learning
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) algebra and area mixed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one topic all evening (d) one formula, 20 times
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) all area sums together
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
30. 30.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
34. 34.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
36. 36.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔀 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) fractions (d) ratio
40. 40.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions

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