Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 208 · 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: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) a mixed revision quiz
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
6. 6.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
8. 8.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) algebra and area mixed
12. 12.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
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) ratio (d) percentage
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) for every revision
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
23. 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
24. 24.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
29. 29.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
30. 30.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) old and new topics mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
33. 33.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) one formula, 20 times
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) area
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it needs no thinking (c) it is shorter (d) it skips topics
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed

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