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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 mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal.






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






3. 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.






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






5. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






7. Evenly spaced units.






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






9. 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)






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






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






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






13. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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. To explain the meaning of.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. The answer to a division problem.






25. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






27. The total when numbers are added.






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






29. The average of a set of numbers.






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






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






32. 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.






33. A number in front of a variable






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






35. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






36. The answer to a division problem.






37. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






40. 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.






41. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






43. One of two equal parts.






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






45. The answer to a multiplication problem.






46. A number in front of a variable






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






48. 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.






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






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