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






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






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






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






5. A number in front of a variable






6. The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data.






7. The explanation or answer for a problem






8. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Evenly spaced units.






16. 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)






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






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






19. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A number in front of a variable






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






29. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






30. A pattern containing numbers.






31. 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).






32. The average of a set of numbers.






33. The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000 -000






34. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. The average of a set of numbers.






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






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






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






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






48. A repeating arrangement of shapes - colors - numbers - etc.






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






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