Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 457 · 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: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one topic all evening
3. 3.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) only fraction sums
5. 5.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) never at all (b) for every revision (c) when first learning (d) the night before exams
6. 6.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) old and new topics mixed (d) switching topic each sum
7. 7.🔀 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) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) old and new topics mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one formula, 20 times
9. 9.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
11. 11.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent? (a) fractions (b) percentage (c) ratio (d) area
13. 13.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
14. 14.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) all area sums together (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
16. 16.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
18. 18.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) area sums only (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) one percentage page
19. 19.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: algebra and area mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
23. 23.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
24. 24.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) same type, page by page (b) only fraction sums (c) all area sums together (d) switching topic each sum
27. 27.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
28. 28.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) a sign to stop (b) normal and useful (c) bad for learning (d) a waste of time
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
30. 30.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
31. 31.True or false: “A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) only fraction sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
33. 33.🔀 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
34. 34.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it is shorter
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) one chapter’s sums only
36. 36.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one topic all evening (d) old and new topics mixed
38. 38.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) algebra and area mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) old and new topics mixed
40. 40.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True

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