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






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






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






4. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






6. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






9. To explain the meaning of.






10. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






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






14. 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).






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Evenly spaced units.






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






25. 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.






26. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. The bottom number in a fraction.






46. To explain the meaning of.






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






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






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






50. One of two equal parts.