Example Questions for Year Group Multiplication & Division Targets
St Mary’s School Numeracy Target Focus 2014 -2015 Autumn Terms (1 & 2)
Rapid recall of multiplication & division facts
Questions to support teaching and
learning
Year 1
I must
I should
I could
Solve problems including doubling, halving and sharing.
Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division using objects, pictures and
arrays
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
I should
Year 2
Solve one-step problems involving multiplication and division using objects, pictures and
arrays.
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
I could
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
I must
Year 3
Must: Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.
I should
Should: Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
I could
Could: Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication facts up to 12x12
I must
Count five hops of two along this
number line.
What number will you reach?
How much money is in the money
box?
Write the missing number in the box.
÷ 2 = 7
Write the missing number in the box.
5 × 4 = 10 ×
Draw rings around all the multiples of 5
45 20
54
17
40
Write the missing number in the box.
5 × 4 = 10 ×
21 children sit at tables in groups of 3. How
many groups will there be?
Write the missing number in the box.
÷ 8 = 3
I must
Year 4
Recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables.
I should
Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication facts up to 12x12
I could
Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts
What is 12 x 4?
What is half of eight hundred and sixty?
What is eleven times nine??
96 ÷ 12 =
St Mary’s School Numeracy Target Focus 2014 -2015 Autumn Terms (1 & 2)
Rapid recall of multiplication & division facts
Questions to support teaching and
learning
Divide two hundred and seventy by three.
I must
I should
Year 5
Recall multiplication and division facts for multiplication facts up to 12x12
Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts
I could
Perform mental calculations with mixed operations and large numbers
I must
I should
Year 6
Multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts
Perform mental calculations with mixed operations and large numbers.
120 x 30 =
Complete mental multiplication and division calculations involving fractions, decimals and
percentages.
What number multiplied by 120 = 84000
I could
How many forties are there in three hundred
and sixty?
Write in the missing numbers.
5 x 75 =
1000 ÷
200
Divide 49000 by 70.