Multiplication Tables Check Practice Sheets

How the Practice Forms Match the Real Check

The Standards and Testing Agency's Multiplication tables check assessment framework sets out how each form is built. Every form made on this page is checked against the same rules before it is shown:

• 25 questions, each one mark, all written as n × n =, drawn from the 121 facts in the 2 to 12 times tables.
• The first number is the table. 4 × 12 counts as part of the 4 times table.
• More of the hard tables: 2 to 4 questions each from the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables; 1 to 3 from the 3, 4, 5 and 11 times tables; 0 to 2 from the 2 and 10 times tables.
• Mostly KS2 facts: 3 to 7 questions from the KS1 tables (2, 5 and 10) and 18 to 22 from the rest. The second numbers are kept within one question of the same limits.
• No repeats and no reversals: if 3 × 8 is on a form, 8 × 3 is not.
• Different forms really are different: when you make several forms, no two share more than 7 of their 25 questions (30%), so children can't learn the answers by position.

The real check is taken on a screen, not on paper. Paper forms are useful for learning the facts and for marking at home or in class; the on-screen mode above is closer to the real timing.

Tips for the Facts Children Miss Most

• 7 × 8 = 56: say "5, 6, 7, 8": 56 = 7 × 8.
• 6 × 7 = 42 and 6 × 8 = 48: double the 3 times table fact (3 × 7 = 21, so 6 × 7 = 42).
• The 9 times table: 9 × n is 10 × n take away n (9 × 7 = 70 − 7 = 63), and the digits of the answer add up to 9 (6 + 3).
• The 12 times table: 12 × n is 10 × n plus 2 × n (12 × 7 = 70 + 14 = 84).
• The 11 times table above 9: 11 × 11 = 121 and 11 × 12 = 132; these break the "repeat the digit" pattern.
• Square numbers (6 × 6, 7 × 7, 8 × 8, 9 × 9) are worth learning as a set; they sit next to tricky facts like 6 × 8 = 48 and 7 × 7 = 49.

Multiplication Tables Check FAQ

What is the Multiplication Tables Check?

It is a statutory online check of the 2 to 12 times tables for Year 4 pupils at state-funded schools in England. Each pupil answers 25 questions of the form n × n, with 6 seconds to answer each one. Schools choose a day in a window in June.

How are these practice sheets built?

Each form follows the item rules in the Standards and Testing Agency assessment framework: 25 questions from the 2 to 12 times tables, between 2 and 4 questions each from the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables, at most 2 from the 2 and 10 tables, 3 to 7 questions from the KS1 tables (2, 5 and 10), no repeated question, no reversal such as 3 × 8 and 8 × 3 on the same form, and no more than 7 questions shared between any two forms.

Is there a pass mark?

No. There is no pass mark in the Multiplication Tables Check. The school receives a score out of 25 for each pupil. A practice score is most useful for showing which tables still need work.

Which times tables come up most?

The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables, which the framework names as the most difficult. Each form has 2 to 4 questions from each of them. The 1 times table is not in the check, but it can appear in the practice questions.

How should children use the practice sheets?

Short, frequent practice works better than a long test. Use one form, mark it with the answer page, note which tables the mistakes came from, and practise those tables before trying the next form. The on-screen mode adds the 6-second limit once the facts are secure.

More Times Tables Practice

• Multiplication table chart (12 × 12) and all times tables
• 6 times table, 7 times table, 8 times table, 9 times table and 12 times table worksheets
• Multiplication worksheet generator for practising one table at a time
• Multiplication worksheets
• Precision teaching probe sheets for one-minute fluency practice

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