Grade 6 Multiplication Worksheets
Grade 6 multiplication covers multi-digit multiplication, greatest common factor, least common multiple and perfect squares. The six sheets below take that work in six formats, and each comes in three versions with its own answer key.
What the grade 6 multiplication sheets cover
Grade 6 multiplication comes in six formats (problem counts in brackets): drill (30, straight practice), timed drill (60, timed fluency), missing number (24, find the blank), mixed review (10, mixed shapes), word problems (10, stories), and vertical format (16, column work). Set A uses numbers from 2 to 576,380 and 24 fill-in blanks. Problem types: multi-digit multiplication, multiplication facts to 12 × 12, and perfect squares to 15², plus one more. All six come as Sets A, B and C with answer keys, 150 problems per set from 10 to 60 a sheet. From the Set A drill, problem 11: "712 × 807" (answer 574584). Common Core: 3.OA.7, 6.NS.3, and 6.NS.4.
Teaching notes: How to Teach Multiplication. Set other grade 6 multiplication ranges in the worksheet generator.
Grade 6 Multiplication Drill
Straight practice, 20-40 problems.
Grade 6 Multiplication Timed Drill
Fact fluency, 50-100 problems, timer box on sheet.
Grade 6 Multiplication Missing Number
Solve for the blank in any position.
Grade 6 Multiplication & GCF/LCM Practice
Assorted problem shapes from the operation.
Grade 6 Multiplication Word Problems
Story problems in real-world contexts.
Grade 6 Multiplication Vertical Format
Column arithmetic with regrouping lines.
The drill has 30 problems, numbers to 989 (problem 11: "712 × 807"). The timed drill has 60 problems, numbers to 15 (problem 21: "9 × 9"). The missing number has 24 problems, numbers to 576,380 (problem 9: "783 × 102 = ___"). The mixed review has 10 problems, numbers to 75 (problem 4: "Find the GCF of 24 and 60, then rewrite 24 + 60 using the…"). The word problems has 10 problems, story problems (problem 4: "Two friends run laps. One completes a lap every 5 minutes,…"). The vertical format has 16 problems, numbers to 9,987 (problem 6: "9987 × 78").
Across the six sheets the generator draws on multi-digit multiplication, multiplication facts to 12 × 12, perfect squares to 15², and four-digit by two-digit multiplication. The pages are tagged to Common Core 6.NS.3, 3.OA.7, and 6.NS.4, and each tag links to the standards index.
If this level is not landing, step to grade 5 multiplication, where the focus is three-digit by two-digit multiplication and multiplying by powers of ten; if it is too easy, grade 6 moves on to multi-digit multiplication, greatest common factor, least common multiple and perfect squares.
Start with the grade 6 multiplication drill to see whether the method is in place, use the timed drill only once accuracy is there, and save the word problems for the point where the student can compute without thinking about it.
Estimate first
Before working a multiplication exactly, round each number to its first digit and multiply the rounded numbers in your head. Then work the exact answer and compare the two. If they are far apart, or have a different number of digits, the most likely cause is a place-value slip, such as a dropped zero or a partial product written one column over, and it is worth a second look before moving on.
From the Grade 6 Multiplication Drill sheet: 515 × 125 rounds to 500 × 100, an estimate of 50,000. The exact answer, 64,375, is 14,375 away from the estimate and has the same number of digits, so it passes the check.