Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 296 · 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) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
2. 2.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
4. 4.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔀 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) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
7. 7.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) mixing different topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) skipping hard topics
9. 9.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) all area sums together
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a waste of time (d) a sign to stop
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
16. 16.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) area sums only (d) one percentage page
17. 17.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) a mixed revision quiz
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
28. 28.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
29. 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
34. 34.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) when first learning (c) for every revision (d) never at all
35. 35.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) one chapter’s sums only
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) old and new topics mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
39. 39.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening

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