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






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






3. All of the parts of something.






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






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






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






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






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






9. A number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






15. A pattern containing numbers.






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






17. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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. A number written as a product of its factors.






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






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






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






24. The total when numbers are added.






25. 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.






26. The answer to a multiplication problem.






27. 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.






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






29. The top number in a fraction.






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






31. The largest number that is a common divisor of a given set of numbers. Ex: GCF of 28 and 36 = 4. The largest number that goes into both 28 and 36 is 4.






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






33. 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)






34. One of four equal parts.






35. Evenly spaced units.






36. Breaking down a composite number until all of the factors are prime.






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






38. The answer to a division problem.






39. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






42. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






45. One of two equal parts.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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