Year 4 · Official format
Multiplication Tables Check
A faithful practice version of the statutory Year 4 check: 25 questions, 6 seconds each, drawn from the 2 to 12 times tables. Free, no sign-up, and nothing leaves this device.
How the check works
- 25 questions, each shown one at a time.
- 6 seconds to answer each question, then 3 seconds before the next.
- Questions come from the 2 to 12 times tables — never the 1 times table.
- No fact is repeated, and neither is its reverse: if 7 × 8 comes up, 8 × 7 will not.
- The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables come up more often, as they do in the real check.
- You cannot go back, and no score is shown until the end.
Multiplication Tables Check FAQs
What is the Multiplication Tables Check?
The Multiplication Tables Check, or MTC, is a statutory on-screen assessment taken by pupils in Year 4 in England, usually in June. It checks how quickly and accurately a child can recall multiplication facts. Pupils answer 25 questions drawn from the 2 to 12 times tables, with 6 seconds allowed for each one and a 3-second pause in between.
Is there a pass mark for the Multiplication Tables Check?
No. There is no pass mark and no expected standard. Schools receive their pupils' scores, and the results are used to help teachers identify pupils who need extra support with times tables. Individual scores are not published in performance tables.
How is this practice check different from the real one?
The timing, question count, table range and question rules are the same: 25 questions, 6 seconds each, 3 seconds between, drawn from the 2 to 12 times tables, with no fact repeated and no reverse of a fact already asked. The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables come up more often, as they do in the real check. The difference is that this version also remembers which facts you missed, and weights them more heavily next time.
Which times tables come up most often?
The check deliberately samples the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables more heavily, because those are the facts pupils find hardest. The 1 times table never appears. This practice version follows the same weighting, so time spent here is spent on the facts that matter most.
Can my child practise without a time limit?
Yes. Choose "No limit" before starting and the countdown is removed entirely, which is often the right first step for a child who finds the clock stressful. You can also shorten a run to 5, 10 or 20 questions. Only runs in the official format count towards the best score, so an untimed practice run never inflates it.
Do I need an account, and where is my data stored?
No account, and no data leaves the device. Scores and the facts you have practised are kept in your browser's local storage, so they are there when you come back on the same device and browser, and nowhere else. That also means a school device shared between pupils will pool their progress.
Little and often beats cramming
6 seconds per question rewards instant recall, not working it out. Five minutes a day for a fortnight does far more than an hour the night before.
Fix the facts, not the score
After each run, the facts you missed are listed and then shown to you more often across the whole site. Chasing the 25 out of 25 comes after that.
Start the clock later
If the countdown causes panic, run it with no limit first so the facts come from memory rather than from stress, then add the six seconds back.
Know the awkward ones
The 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 tables carry most of the difficulty and most of the questions. Our progress page shows which of them are still slow.
Want to study the facts before being timed on them?