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






2. The number you are dividing by.






3. All of the parts of something.






4. A number that tells the position of something in a list; 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th etc.






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






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






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






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






9. A whole number that can divide evenly into another number without a remainder.






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






11. One of four equal parts.






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid. The first number tells how far to move horizontally - and the second number tells how far to move vertically. Ex. (1 -3) (3 -9)






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






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






18. The explanation or answer for a problem






19. 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.






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






21. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






23. The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data.






24. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






26. A pattern containing numbers.






27. A pattern containing numbers.






28. A number that tells the position of something in a list; 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th etc.






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






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






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






32. The total when numbers are added.






33. The answer to a division problem.






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






35. The bottom number in a fraction.






36. To explain the meaning of.






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






38. 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.






39. A number in front of a variable






40. A mathematical phrase that contains operations - numbers - and/or variables - but doesn't have an equal sign






41. [ ] - grouping symbols - A pair of symbols used to enclose sections of an expression.






42. A repeating arrangement of shapes - colors - numbers - etc.






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






44. The total when numbers are added.






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






46. A whole number that can divide evenly into another number without a remainder.






47. The top number in a fraction.






48. A mathematical phrase that contains operations - numbers - and/or variables - but doesn't have an equal sign






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






50. The answer to a subtraction problem.