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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 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.






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






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






4. 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.






5. One of two equal parts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






17. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A portion or piece of a whole.






27. To explain the meaning of.






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






29. A pattern containing numbers.






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






31. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






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






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






36. The average of a set of numbers.






37. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






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






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






42. The answer to a subtraction problem.






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. A number in front of a variable






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






49. 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)






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