Smart Starters · Ages 8 to 10

4 Times Table

Recall and complete the 4 times table. Five levels of printable fluency practice with answer keys.

Fill In WorksheetGrades multiplication, times-tables, fluency5 difficulty levels12 questions

The learning journey

Every activity is one step. Here is where this one fits.

  1. PlayLearn the idea in a game
  2. Practise(you are here)Lock it in on paper
  3. ReviewCome back and keep it sharp
  4. MasterTake on a harder challenge
  5. AchieveEarn a certificate

About 4 Times Table

The four times table is the first one most children can reach two ways, and that is worth knowing before starting: every answer is double the matching fact in the two times table, so four sevens is double fourteen. A child who spots that has a fallback for any fact they have not yet memorised, which makes this table a confidence-builder rather than a wall. The worksheet still drills towards genuine recall across five distinct tasks. Ordered sequence first, then a partial sequence where the pattern does the work, then shuffled facts where recall is finally unavoidable, then missing factors, and finally division mixed in — because knowing four times eight without knowing thirty-two divided by four is only half the fact. All twelve facts are covered. Every question is generated from the table number itself rather than copied from another worksheet, so no fact from a neighbouring table can leak in. Twelve questions per page in two columns with room to write. Each level prints as a clean A4 sheet in black and white and downloads with its own separate answer key. Its on-screen twin is Times Table Four Trail.

Common questions

Is there a shortcut for the four times table?
Yes — every answer is double the matching fact in the two times table, so 4 × 7 is double 14.
Do the levels just reshuffle the same questions?
No. They are five different recall tasks — ordered, partial sequence, shuffled, missing factor, then division.
How far does the table go?
All twelve facts, from 4 × 1 to 4 × 12.
Which game goes with this worksheet?
Times Table Four Trail.

A hand for grown-ups

Before you start
Think of it as groups: "4 × 3" is four groups of three. Have something you can arrange into equal groups.
While they work
Skip-counting (3, 6, 9, 12…) is a solid way in before facts are memorised. Let them use it — speed comes later.
Afterwards
Spot arrays in real life together — eggs in a box, tiles on a floor. Rows-and-columns is multiplication you can see.
Watch out for
Treating it as harder addition and losing track. Grouping objects physically keeps the "equal groups" idea in view.
Away from the screen
Lay out objects in rows and columns and count them two ways. Cooking with doubled recipes is multiplication too.

Chosen by the skills this activity practises.