Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 146 · 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.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
6. 6.🔀 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) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
8. 8.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) a mixed revision quiz
17. 17.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
19. 19.🔀 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) percentage (d) ratio
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
24. 24.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a waste of time (b) a sign to stop (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
26. 26.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
27. 27.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
29. 29.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
32. 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
33. 33.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
34. 34.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) switching topic each sum
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) only fraction sums

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