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A timed math test that answers one question every parent wonders: how fast is my child, really? 80 questions, 10 minutes, scored instantly. Free, online or printable.
Your child gets 80 mixed questions — addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and starred estimation questions — and exactly 10 minutes. No calculator, no scratch paper, answers written once. Scoring follows real number sense contest rules: +5 for each correct answer, −4 for each wrong or skipped question up to the last one attempted. That scoring is deliberate — it teaches kids that accurate-and-steady beats frantic guessing.
Most kids attempt 20–30 questions the first time. That's not a failure — it's a baseline. The entire Mental Math Champs method is the journey from 20 to 80, and the re-test every two weeks is where children see their own progress in hard numbers.
Online with instant scoring, or print the PDF and use a kitchen timer. The printable version and answer key are emailed to you free.
Start the Free 10-Minute Test →No purchase required. Works on phone, tablet or paper.
One-minute fact drills measure recall of a single operation. A 10-minute mixed test measures something bigger: switching between operations, choosing strategies, and holding pace — the skills that decide how a child performs on real tests. Use mad minutes for warm-ups; use the 10-minute format to measure and to motivate.
If your child attempted under 40, the bottleneck is method, not effort. Start with the 25 free tricks — one a day, 10 minutes — and re-test in two weeks. Families who want the complete system use the $19.99 workbook: all 50+ tricks, practice sets and 25 progressive timed challenges.
Yes — the online test with instant scoring and the printable PDF with answer key are both free.
Grades 3–6. The same paper works across ages because scoring counts only what the child attempts — everyone competes against their own last score.
+5 per correct answer, −4 per wrong or skipped question up to the last attempted, just like number sense contests. Estimation questions (every 10th) accept any answer within 5%.
Every two weeks. Frequent enough to show progress, rare enough that each attempt matters. Between tests, practice shortcuts daily for 10 minutes.
Find out in 10 minutes. The free Mental Math Champs test: 80 questions, real timed format, scored instantly online — or print the PDF and use a kitchen timer.
Take the Free 10-Minute Test →No purchase needed. Includes the printable test + answer key by email.