Mixed times tables quiz
Twelve questions drawn from across the 2× to 12× tables, in random order. Tap a question to reveal the answer. Time your child loosely — six seconds per question is the MTC standard.
7 × 8 = ?
56
4 × 6 = ?
24
12 × 3 = ?
36
9 × 7 = ?
63
6 × 6 = ?
36
11 × 5 = ?
55
8 × 4 = ?
32
3 × 9 = ?
27
12 × 12 = ?
144
5 × 7 = ?
35
8 × 8 = ?
64
6 × 9 = ?
54
Division quiz
The MTC only tests multiplication, but UK arithmetic papers test the inverse constantly. If a child knows 7 × 8, they should answer 56 ÷ 8 just as fast.
56 ÷ 8 = ?
7
72 ÷ 9 = ?
8
48 ÷ 6 = ?
8
132 ÷ 12 = ?
11
63 ÷ 7 = ?
9
44 ÷ 4 = ?
11
Missing-number quiz
The hardest format for most children, and the one that appears in SATs reasoning papers.
6 × ? = 42
7
8 × ? = 96
12
7 × ? = 49
7
9 × ? = 108
12
12 × ? = 84
7
How to run a quiz well
- Keep it short. Ten to fifteen questions. A long quiz measures stamina, not recall.
- Keep it random. Never go in order — order-dependent memory collapses under test conditions.
- Time loosely. A stopwatch in a child's face creates anxiety. Count in your head.
- Note the misses. Two or three facts will come up slow every time. Those are tomorrow's practice.
- Stop while it's still fun. Finishing on a win is worth more than three extra questions.
What a good score looks like
By the end of Year 4, the target is every fact within six seconds. Ten out of twelve, comfortably inside the time, is a child on track. Anything slower than six seconds — even if correct — means the fact is being calculated, not recalled, and needs more practice.
Daily quizzing beats weekly testing
The evidence on retrieval practice is consistent: short, frequent quizzes outperform long, occasional ones by a wide margin. Two minutes at breakfast, every weekday, will move a child further in a month than an hour every Sunday. MathStar's Soundcheck automates this — it quizzes at MTC pace and quietly re-tests the facts your child was slowest on.