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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 multiplied by itself or when the exponent is 2






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






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






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






5. A number written as a product of its factors.






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






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






8. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






18. 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).






19. 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).






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






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






22. One of two equal parts.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






28. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






35. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






37. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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






41. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






43. A portion or piece of a whole.






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The bottom number in a fraction.