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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 number written as a product of its factors.






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






7. A number in front of a variable






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






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






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






31. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






33. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






36. 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)






37. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






39. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






42. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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