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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 bottom number in a fraction.






2. A portion or piece of a whole.






3. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A repeating arrangement of shapes - colors - numbers - etc.






27. A number in front of a variable






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






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






30. One of two equal parts.






31. To explain the meaning of.






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






33. A pattern containing numbers.






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






35. The answer to a division problem.






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






37. The answer to a multiplication problem.






38. All of the parts of something.






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






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






41. 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).






42. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






46. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






49. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






50. 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.