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Class 1 Multiplication as Groups Worksheet with Answers

Class 1 meets multiplication only as language, long before it meets the × sign. This worksheet gives a child repeated practice saying and solving “times” facts - “3 times 4” - using groups of everyday objects, exactly as Joyful Mathematics introduces the idea.

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Class 1 Multiplication as Groups Worksheet

Class 1 Maths · Multiplication as spoken groups · 86 questions with answers

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Class 1 meets multiplication only as language, long before it meets the × sign. This worksheet gives a child repeated practice saying and solving “times” facts - “3 times 4” - using groups of everyday objects, exactly as Joyful Mathematics introduces the idea.

  • Find the total for a spoken “times” fact, such as “3 times 4”.
  • Match a description of equal groups to the correct total.
  • Solve a short word problem framed as equal groups, without using the × sign.

Exercise 1 of 8 · 12 questions

Write the total for each times fact. Example: 3 times 2 = 6.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

3 times 4 means 3 groups of 4. Count in groups: 4, 8, 12. So 3 times 4 = 12.

  1. 1)2 times 3
  2. 2)4 times 2
  3. 3)3 times 3
  4. 4)5 times 2
  5. 5)2 times 5
  6. 6)3 times 2
  7. 7)4 times 3
  8. 8)2 times 4
  9. 9)3 times 4
  10. 10)5 times 3
  11. 11)2 times 6
  12. 12)4 times 4

Answers

  1. 1) 6
  2. 2) 8
  3. 3) 9
  4. 4) 10
  5. 5) 10
  6. 6) 6
  7. 7) 12
  8. 8) 8
  9. 9) 12
  10. 10) 15
  11. 11) 12
  12. 12) 16

Exercise 2 of 8 · 10 questions

Choose the correct total for each group of objects.

Choose the correct answer

Here’s one done for you

3 groups of 4 stars means 3 times 4. Count in groups of 4: 4, 8, 12. The total is 12, so the answer is (B) 12.

  1. 1)3 groups of 4 stars: (A) 16 (B) 12 (C) 8
  2. 2)5 groups of 2 balloons: (A) 12 (B) 7 (C) 10
  3. 3)2 groups of 6 candies: (A) 12 (B) 10 (C) 8
  4. 4)4 groups of 3 pencils: (A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 12
  5. 5)3 groups of 5 buttons: (A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 18
  6. 6)2 groups of 9 leaves: (A) 20 (B) 18 (C) 16
  7. 7)4 groups of 5 mangoes: (A) 15 (B) 25 (C) 20
  8. 8)3 groups of 6 marbles: (A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 20
  9. 9)5 groups of 4 bangles: (A) 24 (B) 20 (C) 16
  10. 10)2 groups of 8 pencils: (A) 18 (B) 14 (C) 16

Answers

  1. 1) B
  2. 2) C
  3. 3) A
  4. 4) C
  5. 5) A
  6. 6) B
  7. 7) C
  8. 8) A
  9. 9) B
  10. 10) C

Exercise 3 of 8 · 12 questions

Fill in the blank to complete the times sentence.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

4 times 5 = ___ → count in 5s, four times: 5, 10, 15, 20. So 4 times 5 = 20.

  1. 1)4 times 5 = ___
  2. 2)6 times 3 = ___
  3. 3)2 times 8 = ___
  4. 4)7 times 2 = ___
  5. 5)3 times 6 = ___
  6. 6)5 times 4 = ___
  7. 7)9 times 2 = ___
  8. 8)2 times 7 = ___
  9. 9)6 times 2 = ___
  10. 10)2 times 9 = ___
  11. 11)4 times 4 = ___
  12. 12)3 times 5 = ___

Answers

  1. 1) 20
  2. 2) 18
  3. 3) 16
  4. 4) 14
  5. 5) 18
  6. 6) 20
  7. 7) 18
  8. 8) 14
  9. 9) 12
  10. 10) 18
  11. 11) 16
  12. 12) 15

Exercise 4 of 8 · 12 questions

Solve using groups. Write your answer as a number.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

There are 3 plates. Each plate has 4 laddus. This is 3 times 4. Count in 4s: 4, 8, 12. There are 12 laddus in total.

  1. 1)There are 3 plates. Each plate has 4 laddus. How many laddus are there in total?
  2. 2)5 bags have 2 balls each. How many balls in total?
  3. 3)2 baskets have 6 mangoes each. How many mangoes in total?
  4. 4)4 rows of chairs have 3 chairs each. How many chairs in total?
  5. 5)3 boxes have 5 crayons each. How many crayons in total?
  6. 6)2 trees have 9 birds each. How many birds in total?
  7. 7)For Diwali, Meera fills 4 small boxes with sweets. Each box has 5 sweets. How many sweets in total?
  8. 8)There are 6 tiffin boxes lined up for lunch. Each tiffin has 3 idlis. How many idlis in total?
  9. 9)In a cricket match, each of the 5 overs had 2 fours hit. How many fours were hit in total across those overs?
  10. 10)A rangoli has 3 rows of diyas. Each row has 6 diyas. How many diyas are there in total?
  11. 11)An autorickshaw stand has 4 autos. Each auto can seat 3 passengers. How many passengers can all the autos seat in total?
  12. 12)Priya's grandmother made 5 plates of modaks for the festival, with 4 modaks on each plate. How many modaks in total?

Answers

  1. 1) 12
  2. 2) 10
  3. 3) 12
  4. 4) 12
  5. 5) 15
  6. 6) 18
  7. 7) 20
  8. 8) 18
  9. 9) 10
  10. 10) 18
  11. 11) 12
  12. 12) 20

Exercise 5 of 8 · 10 questions

Each answer below is wrong. Work out the correct total.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

Kabir says 3 times 4 = 10. Count in groups of 4, three times: 4, 8, 12. The correct total is 12, not 10.

  1. 1)Kabir says 3 times 5 = 20. What is the correct total?
  2. 2)Isha says 4 times 3 = 16. What is the correct total?
  3. 3)Dev says 2 times 9 = 16. What is the correct total?
  4. 4)Zara says 5 times 3 = 18. What is the correct total?
  5. 5)Rohan says 3 times 6 = 21. What is the correct total?
  6. 6)Meera says 4 times 4 = 12. What is the correct total?
  7. 7)Vihaan says 2 times 7 = 16. What is the correct total?
  8. 8)Ananya says 3 times 4 = 16. What is the correct total?
  9. 9)Rehan says 5 times 2 = 12. What is the correct total?
  10. 10)Diya says 2 times 8 = 14. What is the correct total?

Answers

  1. 1) 15
  2. 2) 12
  3. 3) 18
  4. 4) 15
  5. 5) 18
  6. 6) 16
  7. 7) 14
  8. 8) 12
  9. 9) 10
  10. 10) 16

Exercise 6 of 8 · 10 questions

Answer in a full sentence, explaining how you worked it out.

Write the answer

Here’s one done for you

Which is greater: 3 times 4, or 2 times 5? Work out both: 3 times 4 = 12, and 2 times 5 = 10. Since 12 is more than 10, 3 times 4 is greater.

  1. 1)Which is greater: 4 times 3, or 3 times 5? How do you know?
  2. 2)Is 2 times 8 the same as 8 groups of 2? How do you know?
  3. 3)Which is smaller: 5 times 2, or 2 times 4? How do you know?
  4. 4)If 3 times 4 = 12, what is 4 times 3? How do you know?
  5. 5)Which is greater: 6 times 2, or 3 times 3? How do you know?
  6. 6)Is 3 groups of 6 the same total as 6 groups of 3? How do you know?
  7. 7)Which is smaller: 4 times 4, or 5 times 3? How do you know?
  8. 8)If you know 2 times 9 = 18, how can that help you find 3 times 9? How do you know?
  9. 9)Which is greater: 2 times 5, or 5 times 1? How do you know?
  10. 10)Is 4 times 2 the same as 2 times 2 plus 2 times 2? How do you know?

Answers

  1. 1) 3 times 5 is greater, because 3 times 5 = 15 and 4 times 3 = 12.
  2. 2) Yes, both equal 16 - 2 times 8 and 8 times 2 give the same total, just the groups are arranged differently.
  3. 3) 2 times 4 is smaller, because 2 times 4 = 8 and 5 times 2 = 10.
  4. 4) 4 times 3 is also 12, because the same two numbers give the same total whichever order you say them in.
  5. 5) 6 times 2 is greater, because 6 times 2 = 12 and 3 times 3 = 9.
  6. 6) Yes, both equal 18 - the order of the groups does not change the total.
  7. 7) 5 times 3 is smaller, because 5 times 3 = 15 and 4 times 4 = 16.
  8. 8) Add one more group of 9 to 18: 18 + 9 = 27, so 3 times 9 = 27.
  9. 9) 2 times 5 is greater, because 2 times 5 = 10 and 5 times 1 = 5.
  10. 10) Yes, both equal 8 - 4 times 2 can be split into two smaller groups of 2 times 2, and 4 + 4 = 8.

Exercise 7 of 8 · 10 questions

Work out each times fact, then write the four facts in order from smallest total to largest total.

Put in order

Here’s one done for you

3 times 5, 2 times 9, 4 times 2, 5 times 2 → work out each: 3 times 5 = 15, 2 times 9 = 18, 4 times 2 = 8, 5 times 2 = 10. Order the totals smallest to largest: 4 times 2, 5 times 2, 3 times 5, 2 times 9.

  1. 1)3 times 5, 2 times 9, 4 times 2, 5 times 2
  2. 2)2 times 6, 3 times 3, 4 times 4, 2 times 4
  3. 3)5 times 3, 2 times 7, 3 times 4, 2 times 5
  4. 4)2 times 8, 3 times 5, 4 times 5, 2 times 6
  5. 5)3 times 3, 4 times 2, 2 times 5, 5 times 3
  6. 6)4 times 4, 2 times 4, 2 times 9, 3 times 4
  7. 7)5 times 2, 2 times 8, 3 times 6, 4 times 3
  8. 8)3 times 3, 2 times 3, 2 times 6, 4 times 2
  9. 9)2 times 7, 3 times 5, 4 times 4, 2 times 5
  10. 10)5 times 4, 3 times 6, 2 times 6, 4 times 4

Answers

  1. 1) 4 times 2, 5 times 2, 3 times 5, 2 times 9
  2. 2) 2 times 4, 3 times 3, 2 times 6, 4 times 4
  3. 3) 2 times 5, 3 times 4, 2 times 7, 5 times 3
  4. 4) 2 times 6, 3 times 5, 2 times 8, 4 times 5
  5. 5) 4 times 2, 3 times 3, 2 times 5, 5 times 3
  6. 6) 2 times 4, 3 times 4, 4 times 4, 2 times 9
  7. 7) 5 times 2, 4 times 3, 2 times 8, 3 times 6
  8. 8) 2 times 3, 4 times 2, 3 times 3, 2 times 6
  9. 9) 2 times 5, 2 times 7, 3 times 5, 4 times 4
  10. 10) 2 times 6, 4 times 4, 3 times 6, 5 times 4

Exercise 8 of 8 · 10 questions

Find the missing number in each times fact.

Fill in the blank

Here’s one done for you

3 times ___ = 12 → think how many groups of 3 make 12. Count in 3s: 3, 6, 9, 12 - that is four groups. So the missing number is 4.

  1. 1)3 times ___ = 12
  2. 2)___ times 4 = 16
  3. 3)2 times ___ = 14
  4. 4)___ times 3 = 15
  5. 5)5 times ___ = 20
  6. 6)___ times 2 = 18
  7. 7)4 times ___ = 12
  8. 8)___ times 5 = 10
  9. 9)3 times ___ = 18
  10. 10)___ times 4 = 8

Answers

  1. 1) 4
  2. 2) 4
  3. 3) 7
  4. 4) 5
  5. 5) 4
  6. 6) 9
  7. 7) 3
  8. 8) 2
  9. 9) 6
  10. 10) 2

While your child works

  • The × sign never appears on this sheet, on purpose - Class 1 says and builds multiplication as “times”, and the symbol only arrives in Class 3.
  • Build the groups with real objects first - bindis, buttons, coins - and let your child say the times fact out loud before writing the total.
  • There is no division practice here at all. Class 1 does not touch division in any form; that begins the following year.
Before you print it

What is on this worksheet

8 exercises, 86 questions, about 28 minutes. Every exercise has an answer key, printed on its own page so it can be kept back. 8 exercises start with a question already worked out, so you can check the method before helping.

ExerciseWhat the child doesQuestionsWorked example
1Fill in the blanks12Yes
2Multiple choice10Yes
3Fill in the blanks12Yes
4Written answers12Yes
5Written answers10Yes
6Written answers10Yes
7Ordering10Yes
8Fill in the blanks10Yes

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Questions parents ask

About this worksheet

Why does this worksheet say “times” instead of using ×?

Because Class 1, under NCERT’s Joyful Mathematics, teaches multiplication only as spoken language built from real groups. The × symbol is introduced only in Class 3.

Is this the same as memorising times tables?

No. Class 1 does not ask a child to memorise a table of facts. This sheet builds the underlying idea of equal groups, which formal tables are built on from Class 2 onward.

Does this worksheet include any division?

No. There is no division anywhere in this worksheet or anywhere in Class 1. Sharing objects equally is introduced the following year.

Does this Class 1 Maths worksheet come with answers?

Yes. Every exercise has a full answer key, and it prints on its own page at the end rather than beside the questions - so you can hand your child the sheet and keep the answers back. Some exercises also show one question already worked out, with the method rather than just the result, which is the part most answer keys leave out.

Is there a free printable PDF?

Yes, and there is no sign-up, no email and no account. The download button at the top of the sheet gives you the whole thing - all 86 questions across 8 exercises, plus the answer key - laid out to print on A4.

How long does this worksheet take?

About 28 minutes for 86 questions, though that is a guide rather than a target. It is designed to be split: the exercises are ordered so stopping halfway still leaves a complete piece of work, which matters more than finishing at this age.

Can I use it if my child is in a different class?

Often, yes - these topics are taught across several years and schools vary in when they arrive. Judge by the questions rather than the class on the label. If the first exercise is a struggle the level below is the better start, and the same topic at other levels is linked further up this page.

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