Multiplication Tables Check practice
25 questions, 6 seconds each, the same format as the Year 4 check in England. Type each answer on the number pad. Progress stays on this device.
About this practice
The Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) is taken on screen by Year 4 children in England. Each question has a 6-second limit, so it checks whether facts come from memory rather than whether a child can work them out. This page uses the same shape: 25 questions from the 2 to 12 times tables, a 6-second bar for each, and typed answers.
It is practice, not the check, and it is not made or endorsed by the Department for Education. A score here is a guide to which facts need more practice, nothing more. For calm, untimed practice of those facts, try Beat Builder, or look up a tricky one such as 7 × 8.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Multiplication Tables Check?
It is a statutory online check taken by Year 4 pupils in England, usually in June. Children answer 25 multiplication questions from the 2 to 12 times tables, with 6 seconds for each question and a short pause between questions.
Is this the real check?
No. This is practice in the same format, made independently. It is not produced or endorsed by the Department for Education or the Standards and Testing Agency, and nothing here is sent to a school.
Which tables come up most?
Questions can come from any table from 2 to 12. Like the real check, this practice leans towards the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables, which children usually find hardest. There are no × 1 or × 10 questions.
What happens if my child runs out of time?
The question counts as not answered and the next one appears, as in the check. At the end you see how many were right within 6 seconds and which facts to practise, with one tap to practise them without a clock.
How can we get quicker?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions. Play Beat Builder with the tables your child finds hard: every fact comes up, missed ones come back, and a fact only counts as mastered when it comes quickly from memory on two different days.