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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. 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.






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






3. The answer to a multiplication problem.






4. 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.






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






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






7. All of the parts of something.






8. 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).






9. A pattern containing numbers.






10. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






12. A number in front of a variable






13. The bottom number in a fraction.






14. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






16. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The total when numbers are added.






32. 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.






33. To explain the meaning of.






34. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






38. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. The average of a set of numbers.






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






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






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






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






48. The answer to a division problem.






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






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