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What age is this aimed at?

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JAYZEEB · 01/09/2026 19:40

It’s a timed test - 3 minutes for the child to recall times tables and corresponding divisions for numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10

What age is this aimed at?
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Hayley1256 · 01/09/2026 19:42

I think this is year 3 or 4 so ages 7-9

Neurodiversitydoctor · 01/09/2026 19:43

Yes age 7-9.

mynameiscalypso · 01/09/2026 19:44

I agree that it’s Year 3/4. DS is just starting Year 3 and they haven’t been ‘taught’ some of the those timetables yet but will do so this year.

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LizTruss · 01/09/2026 19:50

Well to be honest, it's not that easy. I can do some of them but sums were never my strong point.
Although I am hoping for a peerage in the mear futures, so perhaps not everything has to add up! 😂

JAYZEEB · 01/09/2026 19:55

My daughter was doing it in year 2 and struggling to get them all done correctly and in the three minutes so good to know most would think it’s aimed at older children

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ChantCode · 07/09/2026 09:31

What I’m actually more curious about isn’t what year group a child should be in to do these questions — it’s how quickly the adults here can do all 20 of them accurately, without hesitation.
I just timed myself and it took me about 30 seconds to finish all 20.
I’d be genuinely interested to know how long other parents here take.
To me, that’s probably a more interesting comparison than simply asking what age a child “should” know them by, because understanding how to get the answer and being able to retrieve it instantly are quite different things.

AutumnAllTheWay · 07/09/2026 09:39

8-9, year 4

Expectation children have instant recall of all times tables up to 12x by end of that year

Swissmeringue · 07/09/2026 09:51

I'd guess year 3. They do the multiplication check in year 4 which is only 6 seconds per question (I think?!) so this looks like slightly simpler/easier than that. DD would have struggled with this in year 2 but been fine with it in year 3. She's in a 3/4 mix class so was practicing the multiplication check last year in year 3. She had me try it and I only got 23/25 the first time, I wasn't prepared for the 11's and 12's. 😬🤦‍♀️

She has NOT let me forget it......

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