Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 348 · 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 means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) one topic for weeks (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) area (c) fractions (d) ratio
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) old and new topics mixed (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
8. 8.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) same type, page by page (d) old and new topics mixed
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) a shuffled set of sums
15. 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
16. 16.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) same type, page by page
17. 17.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) one chapter’s sums only
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) only fraction sums
20. 20.True or false: “only fraction sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
22. 22.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
23. 23.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
24. 24.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) it skips topics
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
27. 27.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio? (a) ratio (b) fractions (c) area (d) percentage
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
29. 29.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) old and new topics mixed
31. 31.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) normal and useful (b) bad for learning (c) a sign to stop (d) a waste of time
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
33. 33.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
35. 35.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) area sums only (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
37. 37.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
39. 39.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False

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