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Fifth Grade Common Core Math Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, math, 5th-grade
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. [ ] - grouping symbols - A pair of symbols used to enclose sections of an expression.






2. The smallest number that is a common multiple of a given set of numbers. Ex: LCM of 6 and 8 = 24. The smallest number they both divide into is 24.






3. Having the same value or naming the same amount.






4. A pattern containing numbers.






5. One of four equal parts.






6. The answer to a subtraction problem.






7. A number multiplied by itself or when the exponent is 2






8. The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000 -000






9. A number in front of a variable






10. A number written as a product of its factors.






11. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros. 1 -000 -000.






12. An exact location in space - represented by a dot.






13. Three-dimensional objects that have height - length and width; such as spheres - cylinders - cones - cubes - rectangular prisms and pyramids. - shapes - appearances - or arrangements






14. An exact location in space - represented by a dot.






15. A comparison of two or more numbers using division.






16. Anything that stands for or represents something else - Shapes - mathematical and scientific notations - currency signs - and other visual elements you can insert in documents.






17. The total when numbers are added.






18. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






19. A pair of symbols used to set apart parts of a problem so that those parts are done first - example ( ).






20. A pair of symbols used to enclose sections of an expression. { }






21. The answer to a multiplication problem.






22. A mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal.






23. One of two equal parts.






24. Having the same value or naming the same amount.






25. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (base).






26. Operations that undo each other - reversed - opposite operation. Operations that have opposite effects. Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication.






27. A set of two things used together or regarded as a unit






28. Items that come after each other in a pattern. Example 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 are consecutive even numbers.






29. A letter or symbol used to represent a number.






30. A plane formed by the intersection of a horizontal number line called the x-axis and a vertical number line called the y-axis.






31. The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol %.






32. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros. 1 -000 -000.






33. A way of making sure your answer is reasonable - rounding is a commonly used strategy.






34. The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000






35. A number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number.(ex. The square root of 25 is equal to 5 because 5 times 5 equals 25).






36. A math sentence containing only numbers and operational symbols. (ie. 3 + 2 - 5 - 4)






37. The bottom number in a fraction.






38. A number in front of a variable






39. Operations that undo each other - reversed - opposite operation. Operations that have opposite effects. Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication.






40. The order in which one performs mathematical operations. PEMDAS (Parentheses - Exponents - Multiplication/Division - Addition/Subtraction)






41. The ways that two things are similar -different or otherwise connected. - an association between two or more variables






42. The number that is subtracted from. Example: 7 - 3 = 4 (7 is the '______.')






43. To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression






44. The number that is to be divided in a division problem.






45. A part of a whole expressed using a numerator and a denominator.






46. The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order.






47. A number less than a whole number; uses place value and a decimal point to show values less than one - such as tenths - hundredths - and thousandths.






48. A math sentence containing only numbers and operational symbols. (ie. 3 + 2 - 5 - 4)






49. Any one of the ten symbols 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - or 9 used to write numbers.






50. The number that is to be divided in a division problem.