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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 first number in a multiplication problem; the number being multiplied






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






3. The total when numbers are added.






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






5. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. All of the parts of something.






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






15. 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.






16. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. A portion or piece of a whole.






25. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






28. One of two equal parts.






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






30. The average of a set of numbers.






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






32. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






35. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






38. The answer to a multiplication problem.






39. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






41. The total when numbers are added.






42. 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.






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






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






45. The number you are dividing by.






46. 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).






47. All of the parts of something.






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






49. A pattern containing numbers.






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