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






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






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






4. One of two equal parts.






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






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






7. 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.






8. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






11. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






14. The average of a set of numbers.






15. The answer to a division problem.






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






17. A portion or piece of a whole.






18. 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.






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






20. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






22. 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)






23. 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.






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






25. All of the parts of something.






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






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






28. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






33. The top number in a fraction.






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






35. The number you are dividing by.






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






37. To explain the meaning of.






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






39. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






42. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






46. 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).






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






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






49. 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.






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