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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. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






6. 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).






7. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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






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






13. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






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






33. The answer to a division problem.






34. 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)






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






36. The number you are dividing by.






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






38. Evenly spaced units.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Evenly spaced units.






48. The answer to a division problem.






49. A pattern containing numbers.






50. The average of a set of numbers.