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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 answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






11. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






14. A number in front of a variable






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






16. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






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






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






20. A pattern containing numbers.






21. The answer to a division problem.






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






23. 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.






24. All of the parts of something.






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






26. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






27. A portion or piece of a whole.






28. All of the parts of something.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






40. The top number in a fraction.






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






42. Evenly spaced units.






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






44. The average of a set of numbers.






45. The total when numbers are added.






46. One of two equal parts.






47. 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.






48. The total when numbers are added.






49. A pattern containing numbers.






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