Free multiplication practice · Years 2 to 4
Free times-tables practice
Choose one table, mix the facts expected across Years 2 to 4 in England, or practise the shape of the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check (MTC). Ordinary practice is untimed: answer from memory, read the correction when a fact is missed, then try that fact again up to twice during the session if there is room under the 24-presentation limit.
The separate MTC-style area offers the same 25-question format with or without the six-second timer. It is for familiarisation, not a pass-or-fail judgement. Rapid recall is useful, but it sits alongside understanding multiplication, division, arrays and problem solving.
The interactive trainer needs JavaScript. The curriculum guide, strategies and 24 printable practice questions below remain available without it.
Which tables should children know?
The National Curriculum in England builds multiplication recall in stages. A child can choose an earlier set without it being labelled easier or inferior.
| Year | Recall focus |
|---|---|
| Year 2 | 2, 5 and 10 multiplication and division facts. |
| Year 3 | 3, 4 and 8, while continuing to use earlier facts. |
| Year 4 | Multiplication and division facts up to 12 × 12. |
A useful practice sequence
- Retrieve: enter the answer rather than choosing it from a list.
- Check: read the full equation after every answer.
- Correct: when an answer is wrong, use the short strategy prompt.
- Retrieve again: a missed fact can return up to twice if the 24-presentation limit leaves room. Near the end, it may be the next question.
- Return later: come back for another short session on another day.
The retry spacing and 24-presentation limit are practical design choices, not claims that one exact interval is best for every learner.
Correction strategies
Use a relationship the child can explain rather than a trick that works only for a few facts.
| Table | Useful relationship |
|---|---|
| 2 | Double the other number. |
| 3 | Double it, then add one more group. |
| 4 | Double, then double again. |
| 5 | Find half of the ×10 fact. |
| 6 | Use ×5, then add one more group. |
| 7 | Combine ×5 and ×2. |
| 8 | Find ×4, then double it. |
| 9 | Use ×10, then subtract one group. |
| 10 | Ten groups of the number. |
| 11 | Use ×10, then add one group. |
| 12 | Combine ×10 and ×2. |
24 practice questions
These questions stay visible and printable when JavaScript is unavailable. Write the answers, check them, correct any missed facts, then revisit those facts another day.
2, 5 and 10
- 2 × 7
- 5 × 6
- 10 × 9
- 2 × 12
- 5 × 8
- 10 × 4
- 2 × 9
- 5 × 11
3, 4 and 8
- 3 × 7
- 4 × 6
- 8 × 3
- 3 × 9
- 4 × 12
- 8 × 7
- 3 × 11
- 4 × 8
Mixed up to 12 × 12
- 6 × 7
- 7 × 8
- 9 × 6
- 12 × 7
- 11 × 9
- 8 × 12
- 7 × 11
- 6 × 9
Show the answer key
2, 5 and 10: 14, 30, 90, 24, 40, 40, 18, 55.
3, 4 and 8: 21, 24, 24, 27, 48, 56, 33, 32.
Mixed: 42, 56, 54, 84, 99, 96, 77, 54.
About MTC-style familiarisation
The statutory Year 4 check uses 3 practice questions followed by 25 multiplication questions. Children normally have 6 seconds to answer and there is a 3-second pause between questions. A Next button between questions can be enabled as an access arrangement without extending the 6-second answer period.
MTC-style familiarisation
This is an unofficial practice activity designed to help children become familiar with the Multiplication Tables Check format. It is not an official check, not a diagnostic assessment and has no pass mark.
Read the current MTC administration guidance. TheLearnDen does not reproduce the official assessment's pretesting or item-difficulty work and makes no claim of psychometric equivalence.
Questions
Is this an official Multiplication Tables Check?
No. This is an unofficial practice activity. The MTC-style mode helps children become familiar with the public format, but it is not an official check or diagnostic assessment.
Is there a pass mark?
No. The statutory Multiplication Tables Check has no published pass mark. This tool shows how one practice session went and never labels a child as passing or failing.
Are answers or scores saved?
The activity keeps questions, answers and results in page memory. Its activity code does not save them or send them to a server. Refreshing or closing the page resets the activity. This describes the activity code, not all site or third-party analytics.
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