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






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






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






5. A pattern containing numbers.






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






7. The bottom number in a fraction.






8. A pattern containing numbers.






9. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






13. All of the parts of something.






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. The number you are dividing by.






19. The answer to a division problem.






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






21. The number that occurs most often in a set of data.






22. 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.






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






24. A portion or piece of a whole.






25. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






29. The explanation or answer for a problem






30. 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.






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






32. Evenly spaced units.






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






48. Evenly spaced units.






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






50. The answer to a subtraction problem.