Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 374 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
2. 2.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) same type, page by page
4. 4.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
6. 6.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it needs no thinking (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
7. 7.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) same type, page by page
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) same type, page by page (d) algebra and area mixed
13. 13.🔀 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) percentage (d) area
14. 14.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
15. 15.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔀 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) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
17. 17.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
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) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
24. 24.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) old and new topics mixed (d) algebra and area mixed
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a sign to stop (c) a waste of time (d) normal and useful
29. 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
32. 32.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) reading only (b) mixing different topics (c) skipping hard topics (d) one topic for weeks
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) all area sums together (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
34. 34.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
35. 35.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) switching topic each sum (d) a mixed revision quiz
37. 37.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) all area sums together (d) old and new topics mixed
38. 38.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) 20 algebra sums only (b) one percentage page (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) area sums only
39. 39.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
40. 40.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True

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