Grade 5 multiplication test
A free Grade 5 multiplication test online, with answers. It draws questions from 3 topics and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 5 multiplication test covers
Grade 5 multiplies a three-digit number by a two-digit number and works with multiples and factors of two-digit numbers, including prime numbers.
- Multiplication
- Factors, multiples and the HCF
- Prime numbers
When it is taught — Term 2
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 5 multiplication is taught in Term 2. It is tested in the Grade 5 maths Term 2 (June) test, and again in the final exam.
Sample Grade 5 multiplication questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. Calculate using long multiplication:
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Answer: 12714
489 × 6 = 2 934 and 489 × 20 = 9 780. Together: 12 714.
2. What is the highest common factor (HCF) of 12 and 30?
- 12
- 3
- 7
- 6
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Answer: 6
Factors of 12: 1; 2; 3; 4; 6; 12. Factors of 30: 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 10; 15; 30. The biggest one in both lists is 6.
3. Which one of these numbers is a prime number?
- 20
- 32
- 23
- 18
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Answer: 23
23 can only be divided by 1 and 23. 20 is divisible by 2, so it is not prime.
4. Calculate:
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Answer: 240
Work two at a time: 12 × 10 = 120, then × 2 = 240.
5. What is the smallest number that is a multiple of both 6 and 5?
- 31
- 60
- 24
- 30
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Answer: 30
30 ÷ 6 = 5 and 30 ÷ 5 = 6, both with no remainder.
Common mistakes in Grade 5 multiplication
Forgetting the zero placeholder on the second line of long multiplication, and gaps in the times tables — 7 × 8 and 6 × 7 cause most of the wrong answers.
Questions about the Grade 5 multiplication test
What does the Grade 5 multiplication test cover?
It covers 3 CAPS topics: Multiplication, Factors, multiples and the HCF, Prime numbers. Grade 5 multiplies a three-digit number by a two-digit number and works with multiples and factors of two-digit numbers, including prime numbers.
When is Grade 5 multiplication taught?
In the Department of Basic Education’s teaching plan, Grade 5 multiplication is taught in Term 2. It is tested in the Grade 5 maths Term 2 (June) test, and again in the final exam.
Where can my child practise Grade 5 multiplication for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 5 multiplication test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.