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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. The answer to a subtraction problem.






11. The answer to a division problem.






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






13. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






18. A number in front of a variable






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






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






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






22. One of four equal parts.






23. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






26. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. All of the parts of something.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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