Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 484 · 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 of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
2. 2.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
6. 6.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
7. 7.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Find 20% of 150. (a) percentage (b) ratio (c) area (d) fractions
8. 8.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) only fraction sums
10. 10.🔀 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) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
11. 11.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one topic all evening (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
13. 13.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) fractions (b) area (c) ratio (d) percentage
14. 14.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice?” needs the ratio method. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) one formula, 20 times (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) all area sums together
23. 23.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) same type, page by page (d) one topic all evening
24. 24.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) you practise choosing (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) it needs no thinking
25. 25.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔀 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) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
29. 29.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) for every revision (c) never at all (d) the night before exams
30. 30.True or false: “same type, page by page” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
32. 32.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) one topic all evening
33. 33.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) area sums only (b) 20 algebra sums only (c) one percentage page (d) algebra, area, %, mixed
34. 34.True or false: “Find the space inside a square of side 7 cm.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the area method. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
39. 39.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the ratio method. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False

Free exam preparation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/exam-preparation-tips