Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 305 · 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.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) the night before exams (b) never at all (c) when first learning (d) for every revision
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) only fraction sums
6. 6.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) normal and useful (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
8. 8.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) all area sums together
9. 9.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
15. 15.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
16. 16.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
18. 18.🔀 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) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
19. 19.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) area sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
23. 23.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
24. 24.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
25. 25.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) all area sums together
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) percentage (d) area
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) same type, page by page (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
29. 29.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
31. 31.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
32. 32.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
33. 33.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
35. 35.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) skipping hard topics
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
39. 39.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips