What Year 6 long multiplication covers
Long multiplication is one of Year 6's two signature written methods. Children multiply a number of up to four digits by a two-digit number — multiplying by the ones digit, then by the tens digit with a zero placeholder, and adding the two partial products. Every question on the sheet above is a genuine two-digit multiplier, so the method is always needed; none of them collapses into a times-table fact. Sheets are 15 questions rather than the usual 25, because each one is a written method rather than a recall. Every sheet is A4, print-ready, and comes with an answer key.
Answers included — a separate marking page with every sheet.
Questions parents ask
What is long multiplication?
It is the formal written method for multiplying by a two-digit number. You multiply by the ones digit, then by the tens digit — writing a zero in the ones column of the second line, because you are really multiplying by a multiple of ten — and add the two partial products. The national curriculum introduces it in Year 6, for multi-digit numbers of up to four digits.
Where do children usually go wrong?
Almost always in the second row. The zero placeholder gets forgotten, so 4562 × 27 becomes 4562 × 7 plus 4562 × 2 instead of 4562 × 20, and the answer comes out roughly a tenth of what it should be. The other common slip is carrying: a carried digit from the first row gets added into the second. A quick check is to estimate first — 4562 × 27 is a bit over 4500 × 27, so about 120,000. An answer near 12,000 is the missing zero.
Are the answers included?
Yes. Keep 'Answers' ticked and a separate answer-key page is made with every sheet, so marking takes seconds. Every answer is computed exactly and checked.
Do I need to sign up?
No. Set the sheet up, make it, then print it or download the PDF. There is no login, ever.