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






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






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






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. The top number in a fraction.






7. The number you are dividing by.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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).






17. A number in front of a variable






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






26. The answer to a division problem.






27. One of two equal parts.






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






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






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






31. The average of a set of numbers.






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






33. The explanation or answer for a problem






34. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






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






45. One of two equal parts.






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






47. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






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