Multiplication Facts 0-10 — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
3 × 3 = 6
Corrected: 3 × 3 = 9
Three groups of three is 3 + 3 + 3, which equals 9, not 6 — the original sentence mistakenly wrote the answer for 3 + 3.
2. Fix the sentence:
9 × 1 = 0
Corrected: 9 × 1 = 9
Any number multiplied by 1 stays the same — that is the identity rule — so 9 × 1 must equal 9, not 0.
3. Fix the sentence:
4 × 4 = 12
Corrected: 4 × 4 = 16
Four groups of four — 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 — adds up to 16, so the square of 4 is 16, not 12.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. 5 × 5 = 25.
Counting by fives five times — 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 — lands on 25, the square of 5.
2. Skip-counting by 3s: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15.
Each step in the pattern adds 3 more, so after 12 the next number is 12 + 3 = 15.
3. Any number times 1 equals itself.
Multiplying by 1 means you take the number one time, so the value never changes — that is the identity property of multiplication.
4. 7 × 3 = 21.
Three sevens — 7 + 7 + 7 — total 21, so 7 × 3 equals 21.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. 6 × 6 = 36.
True False
Six rows of six dots make 36 dots in all, so the square of 6 really is 36.
2. Skip-counting by 4s gives 4, 8, 12, 15.
True False
Each step should add 4 more, so after 12 the next number must be 16, not 15.
3. 8 × 1 = 8.
True False
Taking 8 just one time gives you 8, which is exactly what the identity property predicts.