Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 184 · 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.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
4. 4.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
7. 7.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
10. 10.🔀 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) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
11. 11.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) area (c) percentage (d) fractions
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
14. 14.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
16. 16.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
18. 18.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) when first learning
20. 20.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) a waste of time (c) bad for learning (d) normal and useful
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
27. 27.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
29. 29.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
35. 35.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
37. 37.True or false: “same type, page by page” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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