Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 317 · 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 shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) algebra and area mixed
3. 3.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (d) bad for learning
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
5. 5.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) area
7. 7.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
9. 9.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) only fraction sums (d) old and new topics mixed
12. 12.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
14. 14.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
18. 18.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) switching topic each sum (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
21. 21.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
22. 22.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
27. 27.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) one topic all evening
29. 29.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) reading only
31. 31.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
32. 32.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) algebra, area, %, mixed (c) one percentage page (d) 20 algebra sums only
33. 33.🔀 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
34. 34.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) area (b) fractions (c) percentage (d) ratio
37. 37.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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