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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 explanation or answer for a problem






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






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. A number in front of a variable






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






8. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






11. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






12. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






14. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






26. 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).






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. To explain the meaning of.






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






35. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






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






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






40. 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)






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






42. To explain the meaning of.






43. 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.






44. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






46. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






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






50. All of the parts of something.