Quiz about 3rd Grade Math Academic Vocabulary

Question 1

What does "equal groups" mean in math?

Accepted Answer

To have the same number of items in each group

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To divide a number by another number

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To add the same number repeatedly

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To subtract one number from another

Question 2

What is multiplication?

Accepted Answer

An operation that gives you the total number when you join equal groups

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An operation that subtracts one number from another

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An operation that divides one number by another

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An operation that finds the difference between two numbers

Question 3

What are the numbers called that are multiplied together to give a product?

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Factors

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Divisors

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Summands

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Addends

Question 4

What is the term used for the answer to a multiplication problem?

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Product

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Sum

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Difference

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Quotient

Question 5

What is an equation?

Accepted Answer

A number sentence that uses an equal sign to show that the value to its left is the same as the value to its right

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A mathematical problem that cannot be solved

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A type of mathematical operation

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A symbol or letter that stands for a number in an equation

Question 6

What does the term "unknown" refer to in mathematics?

Accepted Answer

A symbol or letter that stands for a number in an equation

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A problem that is impossible to solve

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A mathematical equation that uses an equal sign

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A specific type of mathematical operation

Question 7

What is a number line?

Accepted Answer

A line divided into equal units and numbered in order

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A way of displaying objects in equal rows and columns

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A collection of numbers arranged randomly

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A mathematical operation involving addition and subtraction

Question 8

What is an array?

Accepted Answer

A way of displaying objects in equal rows and columns

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A line divided into equal units and numbered in order

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A mathematical operation involving addition and subtraction

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A collection of numbers arranged randomly

Question 9

What are objects that are arranged in a line across called?

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Rows

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Columns

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Blocks

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Stacks

Question 10

What are objects that are arranged in a line up and down called?

Accepted Answer

Columns

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Rows

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Piles

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Groups

Question 11

What does the Commutative Property state about multiplication?

Accepted Answer

The product of numbers will be the same regardless of the order they are multiplied.

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The product of numbers depends on the order they are multiplied.

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The product of numbers will be different if their order is changed.

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The product of numbers can only be found using a calculator.

Question 12

What is division?

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An operation that tells how many equal groups there are or how many are in each group.

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An operation that subtracts one number from another.

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An operation that combines two numbers into one.

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An operation that finds the difference between two numbers.

Question 13

What is a multiple?

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The product of a given number and any other whole number.

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A number that is divided by another whole number.

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A number that is added to another whole number.

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The sum of a given number and any other whole number.

Question 14

What does the Identity Property state?

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The product of any number and 1 is that number.

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The product of any number and 0 is that number.

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The product of any number and 1 is 0.

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The sum of any number and 1 is that number.

Question 15

What is the product of any number and 0 according to the Zero Property?

Accepted Answer

0

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The number itself

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1

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Undefined

Question 16

What does the Distributive Property state about multiplication facts?

Accepted Answer

B) A multiplication fact can be broken apart into the sum of two other multiplication facts.

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A) A multiplication fact can be broken apart into the difference of two other multiplication facts.

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C) A multiplication fact can only be solved using arrays.

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D) A multiplication fact is always equal to the sum of its addends.

Question 17

According to the Associative Property, what remains the same when you change the grouping of the factors in a multiplication equation?

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C) The product of the factors

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A) The sum of the factors

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B) The difference of the factors

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D) The quotient of the factors

Question 18

What is a fact family?

Accepted Answer

A group of related facts using the same numbers

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A group of unrelated facts using different numbers

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A collection of mathematical rules

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A mathematical game involving addition and subtraction only

Question 19

What is the dividend in a division operation?

Accepted Answer

The number that is being divided

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The number that divides another number

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The result of the division

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The remainder of the division

Question 20

What is a divisor?

Accepted Answer

The number by which another number is being divided

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The answer to a division problem

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The result of a multiplication problem

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The number that is being divided by another number

Question 21

What is a quotient?

Accepted Answer

The answer to a division problem

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The number that is being divided by another number

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The result of a multiplication problem

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The number by which another number is being divided

Question 22

What is an even number?

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A number that is divisible by 2

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A number that is divisible by 3

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A number that has a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 in the ones place

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A number that is not divisible by any number

Question 23

What is an odd number?

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A number that is NOT divisible by 2

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A number that is divisible by 2

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A number that has a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 in the ones place

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A number that is divisible by 5

Question 24

What is a square unit?

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The unit of measure for area

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A type of shape

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A method for estimating numbers

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A unit of measure for length

Question 25

What does it mean to estimate in mathematics?

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To give an approximate number or answer

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To calculate the exact number

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To find the unit of measure

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To measure the perimeter of a shape

Question 26

What is a scaled picture graph?

Accepted Answer

A graph using pictures or symbols to show data

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A graph that uses a standard scale to measure distances

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A graph that can only be used for pictures

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A graph that scales pictures to different sizes

Question 27

What does the term 'data' refer to?

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Pieces of information

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A method for organizing numbers

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A specific type of graph

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A prediction model

Question 28

What are compatible numbers?

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Numbers that are easy to add, subtract, multiply, or divide mentally

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Numbers that are difficult to compute with

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Numbers that cannot be divided without a remainder

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Numbers that are only used in advanced mathematics

Question 29

What are inverse operations?

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Two operations that undo each other

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Operations that are not related to each other

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Operations that can only be performed on paper

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Operations that always result in a negative number

Question 30

What is a conjecture?

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A statement that is believed to be true, but it has not been proven

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A mathematical operation that combines numbers

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A proven statement in mathematics

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A formula used to calculate the area of a shape

Question 31

What is a fraction?

Accepted Answer

A symbol such as 1/2, used to name a part of a whole, or a location on a number line

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A whole number used to name a part of a group

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A mathematical operation used to combine two numbers

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A type of decimal number

Question 32

What is a unit fraction?

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A fraction that represents one part of a whole that has been divided into equal parts and always has a numerator of 1

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A fraction with a numerator of 0

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A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator

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A fraction that can be simplified further

Question 33

What is the numerator in a fraction?

Accepted Answer

The number above the fraction bar that shows how many equal parts are described

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The number below the fraction bar that shows the total number of equal parts

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The symbol used to separate the numerator and the denominator

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The whole number that is not part of the fraction

Question 34

What does the denominator in a fraction represent?

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The number below the fraction bar that shows the total number of equal parts

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The number above the fraction bar that shows how many equal parts are described

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The symbol used to separate the numerator and the denominator

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The whole number that is not part of the fraction

Question 35

What is a line plot?

Accepted Answer

A way to organize data on a number line, where each dot or X represents one number in a set of data

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A type of graph that shows frequency of data along a number line

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A drawing used to represent data in a pictorial form

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A chart that uses bars to show comparisons among categories

Question 36

What are equivalent fractions?

Accepted Answer

Fractions that name the same point of a whole or the same location on a number line

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Fractions that are different in value

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Fractions that cannot be simplified

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Fractions that have different numerators and denominators

Question 37

What does A.M. stand for?

Accepted Answer

Ante Meridiem

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After Midnight

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After Meridiem

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Ante Midnight

Question 38

What time period does P.M. cover?

Accepted Answer

The time between noon and midnight

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The time between midnight and noon

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The time between morning and evening

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The time between evening and morning

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