Multiplication tables check practice
Practise for the Year 4 multiplication tables check at home. The full check gives 25 questions with 6 seconds each, like the real thing; the practice mode drills any times table, with or without the timer. Use the keypad or a keyboard.
Just like the real check: 25 questions from the 2 to 12 times tables, 6 seconds to answer each, and a 3-second pause between questions. Type the answer and press Enter, or tap the keypad.
How the real check works
The multiplication tables check (MTC) is taken on a computer or tablet in school, in a two-week window in June of Year 4. Each child sees 25 questions, one at a time, with 6 seconds to type each answer and a 3-second pause before the next. A few practice questions come first.
Questions cover the 2 to 12 times tables, with more from the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables. They are classed by the first number, so 8 × 3 counts as an 8 times table question.
Helping your child get faster
- ✓ Start untimed on one table until every answer is right, then switch the 6-second timer on.
- ✓ Learn facts in pairs: if 7 × 8 = 56, then 8 × 7 = 56 too, so there are fewer facts to learn than it seems.
- ✓ Use the patterns: the 9 times table digits add up to 9 (up to 9 × 10), and the 12 times table is the 10 times table plus the 2 times table.
- ✓ Five minutes a day beats a long weekly session. Finish on a round your child gets right.
FAQs
What is the multiplication tables check?＋
A statutory online check for Year 4 pupils in England, taken in June. Children answer 25 times tables questions from the 2 to 12 times tables, with 6 seconds for each and a 3-second pause between questions.
Which times tables come up most?＋
Every table from 2 to 12 can appear, but the check puts extra weight on the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables, so this practice does too. There are no 1 times table questions.
Is there a pass mark?＋
No. There is no pass mark and no one 'fails'. Schools get each child's score out of 25 and the national results are published, but the check is there to show who needs more support.
What happens if my child runs out of time?＋
In the real check, whatever has been typed when the 6 seconds end is submitted. This practice works the same way, so it is worth answering quickly rather than waiting to be sure.
How often should we practise?＋
Little and often works best: five minutes a day, focused on the tables your child gets wrong. Use 'Retry the ones I missed' after each round, then the chosen-tables mode for the trickiest ones.
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