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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. The plural of vertex - the point where two rays of an angle - two sides of a polygon - or 3 or more edges of a solid figure meet.






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






3. The order in which things happen - The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series.






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






5. 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.






6. A general statement written in numbers - symbols - or words that describes how to determine any term in a pattern or relationship.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. A number that is subtracted from another number. Example: 9 - 5 = 4 (5 is the '___________.')






23. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






25. The total when numbers are added.






26. The number that occurs most often in a set of data.






27. A number that is subtracted from another number. Example: 9 - 5 = 4 (5 is the '___________.')






28. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






32. The average of a set of numbers.






33. To find the answer by using arithmetic; to find out by adding - subtracting - multiplying or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic.






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






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






36. The amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something contains.






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






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






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






40. The explanation or answer for a problem






41. 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)






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






43. Evenly spaced units.






44. A general statement written in numbers - symbols - or words that describes how to determine any term in a pattern or relationship.






45. The first number in a multiplication problem; the number being multiplied






46. 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).






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






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






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






50. The answer to a multiplication problem.