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






2. The total when numbers are added.






3. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






6. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






18. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. The number you are dividing by.






27. A portion or piece of a whole.






28. The average of a set of numbers.






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






30. All of the parts of something.






31. One of two equal parts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A number in front of a variable






40. To explain the meaning of.






41. The top number in a fraction.






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






43. To explain the meaning of.






44. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






46. Evenly spaced units.






47. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






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






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