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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 average of a set of numbers.






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






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






4. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






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






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






10. The number you are dividing by.






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






12. Evenly spaced units.






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






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






15. The answer to a division problem.






16. 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.






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






18. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






27. The bottom number in a fraction.






28. A pattern containing numbers.






29. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. A portion or piece of a whole.






38. 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).






39. One of two equal parts.






40. One of four equal parts.






41. The answer to a multiplication problem.






42. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






44. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






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






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






49. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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