The new Times Table quiz that all nine-year-olds have to take - but can you do it?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLearning the times tables may bring back vivid memories of your school days - but have you retained the knowledge too? Pupils in year four will take part in a multiplication tables check in June.
They will be asked 25 questions with only six seconds to each one but how will you do? The check was introduced back in 2019 to ensure that primary school children know their times tables off by heart.
The Government says that knowledge of times tables helps children to solve problems quickly and flexibly. They also say that it helps children to tackle more complex mathematics later on in school. READ MORE: A 16-year-old boy arrived in Britain with nothing...
now he's a south Manchester celebrity - all thanks to his incredible £3.50 chicken shawarma Former School Standards Minister Nick Gibb said at the launch: "Maths touches so many aspects of everyday life so it’s hugely important that young people are equipped with the ability to perform simple calculations in their heads.
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