Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 57 · 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: “all area sums together” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) fraction, %, ratio mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) all area sums together
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) one formula, 20 times (c) all area sums together (d) same type, page by page
4. 4.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: fraction, %, ratio mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) skipping hard topics (c) reading only (d) mixing different topics
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) algebra and area mixed (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one topic all evening
8. 8.🔀 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
9. 9.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
10. 10.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) area (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) ratio
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one chapter’s sums only? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.True or false: “one topic all evening” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one chapter’s sums only (c) only fraction sums (d) one topic all evening
14. 14.🔀 Why does mixed practice help in exams? (a) it is shorter (b) it skips topics (c) you practise choosing (d) it needs no thinking
15. 15.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? What is 3/4 + 1/8? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
16. 16.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) switching topic each sum (d) old and new topics mixed
17. 17.True or false: “a shuffled set of sums” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) one percentage page (b) area sums only (c) algebra, area, %, mixed (d) 20 algebra sums only
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) only fraction sums (d) all area sums together
21. 21.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one topic all evening (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
22. 22.True or false: “Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten?” needs the percentage method. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) same type, page by page (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) switching topic each sum
24. 24.True or false: “one chapter’s sums only” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) all area sums together (b) switching topic each sum (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) same type, page by page
26. 26.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? A room is 4 m by 5 m. How much floor is there? (a) fractions (b) ratio (c) area (d) percentage
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) switching topic each sum (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one formula, 20 times (d) algebra and area mixed
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
30. 30.True or false: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one topic all evening (b) algebra and area mixed (c) switching topic each sum (d) a shuffled set of sums
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) all area sums together (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) a mixed revision quiz
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) switching topic each sum
34. 34.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls? (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
35. 35.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: same type, page by page? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
36. 36.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Half a cake was eaten, then a quarter of the rest. What part was eaten? (a) area (b) ratio (c) fractions (d) percentage
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) only fraction sums (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) one formula, 20 times
38. 38.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) all area sums together (d) one formula, 20 times
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) all area sums together
40. 40.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) True (b) False

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