Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 416 · 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.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) reading only (c) mixing different topics (d) one topic for weeks
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) same type, page by page
5. 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
6. 6.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
8. 8.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
11. 11.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
12. 12.🔀 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
13. 13.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) never at all (c) the night before exams (d) when first learning
14. 14.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) area (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) percentage
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one chapter’s sums only
16. 16.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) area (c) ratio (d) fractions
17. 17.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
19. 19.True or false: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it skips topics (b) it is shorter (c) it needs no thinking (d) you practise choosing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
22. 22.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) same type, page by page
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
24. 24.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
26. 26.🔀 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) area (d) fractions
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) one topic all evening (d) switching topic each sum
28. 28.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
30. 30.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔀 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
36. 36.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) one topic all evening (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
39. 39.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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