Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 189 · 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) a mixed revision quiz (d) only fraction sums
2. 2.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) normal and useful (d) a sign to stop
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
9. 9.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) only fraction sums (d) switching topic each sum
13. 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
14. 14.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one chapter’s sums only
18. 18.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
25. 25.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
28. 28.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) area sums only
29. 29.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) same type, page by page
32. 32.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔀 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) only fraction sums
38. 38.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
40. 40.🔀 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

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