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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. To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The answer to a division problem.






9. 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)






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






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






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






13. One of four equal parts.






14. A number in front of a variable






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






16. The left over amount when a number cannot be divided equally.






17. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






21. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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)






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






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






30. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. The number you are dividing by.






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






48. The answer to a division problem.






49. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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