Multiplication Tables Check practice
The same format as the Year 4 check: 25 questions, 6 seconds each, tables 2 to 12. Free, and you see every answer at the end.
25 questions · 6 seconds each
- 25 questions, tables up to 12.
- 6 seconds per question — it moves on by itself.
- You see every answer at the end, with the ones to work on.
What the check actually is
The Multiplication Tables Check is a statutory on-screen check taken by Year 4 pupils in England, in a three-week window each June. Children get 25 questions drawn from the 2 to 12 times tables, with six seconds to answer each and a short pause in between.
Six seconds is the whole point. It is not enough time to work an answer out by counting up, so the check measures recall rather than method. That is also why short daily practice helps far more than a long session the night before.
Arrangements can change year to year — your child’s school is the authority on dates and details.
How this practice matches it
- 25 questions, exactly as in the check.
- 6 seconds per question — it moves on by itself when time runs out.
- Tables 2 to 12, both ways round.
- A full breakdown at the end, with the facts to work on.
- No account needed, and nothing is shown to your child but the questions.
Drill a single table
If the report keeps flagging the same table, practise that one on its own. The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 come up most in the check.
Questions
▸What is the Multiplication Tables Check?
A statutory check taken by Year 4 pupils in England. Children answer 25 multiplication questions on screen, with 6 seconds to answer each one and a short pause between questions. It covers the tables from 2 to 12 and takes about five minutes in total.
▸When do children take it?
Schools administer it within a three-week window in June. Your child's school decides the exact day, so ask them if you need the date.
▸Is there a pass mark?
No pass mark is published. The score is out of 25 and is used by the school and the Department for Education to understand how well pupils know their tables — it is not a test children pass or fail.
▸Which tables come up most?
All tables from 2 to 12 can appear, but the check weights the ones children find hardest — the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables come up more often than the 2, 5 and 10.
▸How should we practise for it?
Short, frequent sessions beat long ones. Five focused minutes a day builds the instant recall the check measures, because six seconds is not long enough to work an answer out — it has to be known.