Study Skills Worksheet: Interleaving

Exam preparation lesson 11: Interleaving (mixed practice) · Set 577 · 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: “fraction, %, ratio mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest. (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) area (d) ratio
3. 3.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) switching topic each sum (c) only fraction sums (d) algebra and area mixed
5. 5.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) one topic for weeks (b) reading only (c) mixing different topics (d) skipping hard topics
6. 6.🔀 When is blocked practice useful? (a) for every revision (b) the night before exams (c) when first learning (d) never at all
7. 7.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) old and new topics mixed (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
8. 8.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a shuffled set of sums? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all area sums together (b) one topic all evening (c) old and new topics mixed (d) one chapter’s sums only
10. 10.True or false: “algebra and area mixed” is blocked practice (one type only). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
12. 12.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) only fraction sums (c) same type, page by page (d) switching topic each sum
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mixed revision quiz (b) same type, page by page (c) old and new topics mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
14. 14.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
16. 16.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one topic all evening? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) only fraction sums (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one formula, 20 times
18. 18.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) a shuffled set of sums (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) one topic all evening
19. 19.True or false: “Boys to girls is 3 : 4 in a class of 28. How many girls?” needs the percentage method. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one topic all evening (b) only fraction sums (c) a mixed revision quiz (d) same type, page by page
22. 22.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: old and new topics mixed? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
23. 23.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one chapter’s sums only (b) switching topic each sum (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a shuffled set of sums
24. 24.True or false: “Order 2/3, 3/5 and 1/2 from smallest.” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) same type, page by page (b) one formula, 20 times (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
26. 26.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) all area sums together (d) algebra and area mixed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fraction, %, ratio mixed (b) old and new topics mixed (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) a shuffled set of sums
28. 28.True or false: “one formula, 20 times” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “What is 15 out of 60 as a per cent?” needs the fractions method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔀 Which revision set is interleaved? (a) algebra, area, %, mixed (b) one percentage page (c) 20 algebra sums only (d) area sums only
31. 31.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) a shuffled set of sums (d) fraction, %, ratio mixed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) algebra and area mixed (b) one formula, 20 times (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
33. 33.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Mix juice and water 2 : 3. How much water for 4 cups of juice? (a) percentage (b) fractions (c) ratio (d) area
34. 34.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) switching topic each sum (b) same type, page by page (c) fraction, %, ratio mixed (d) a mixed revision quiz
35. 35.Which of these is interleaving (mixed practice)? (a) old and new topics mixed (b) one topic all evening (c) same type, page by page (d) one formula, 20 times
36. 36.True or false: “switching topic each sum” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “old and new topics mixed” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔀 Mixed practice can feel harder at first. That is… (a) bad for learning (b) a waste of time (c) a sign to stop (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 fractions method. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: only fraction sums? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving

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