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






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






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






4. 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.






5. One of four equal parts.






6. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






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






11. A number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






22. A pattern containing numbers.






23. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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)






30. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






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






35. One of two equal parts.






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






37. All of the parts of something.






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






39. A number in front of a variable






40. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






42. 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.






43. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. The answer to a multiplication problem.






49. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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