Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 503 · 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 area method. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Find 20% of 150.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) all area sums together (c) algebra and area mixed (d) switching topic each sum
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) algebra and area mixed (c) old and new topics mixed (d) only fraction sums
8. 8.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one formula, 20 times
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) old and new topics mixed (c) algebra and area mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one topic all evening (d) a shuffled set of sums
11. 11.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) only fraction sums (b) one topic all evening (c) algebra and area mixed (d) all area sums together
15. 15.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
16. 16.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
18. 18.True or false: “a mixed revision quiz” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔀 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) percentage (c) area (d) ratio
20. 20.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it needs no thinking (b) it is shorter (c) it skips topics (d) you practise choosing
21. 21.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) mixing different topics (d) reading only
23. 23.True or false: “only fraction sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔀 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) fractions (d) area
25. 25.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) one chapter’s sums only
27. 27.True or false: “What is 3/4 + 1/8?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: all area sums together? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
30. 30.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
32. 32.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) all area sums together (d) a mixed revision quiz
34. 34.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) same type, page by page (c) one formula, 20 times (d) one topic all evening
36. 36.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) when first learning (b) never at all (c) for every revision (d) the night before exams
37. 37.True or false: “all area sums together” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔀 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice

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