6th Grade Math Vocabulary Quiz 1

What is a benchmark in the context of ratios and proportional relationships?

• A) A special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol %.

• B) A reference point, such as 0, 1/2, or 1, that is used for estimating fractions.

• C) A fraction that has 1 as its numerator.

• D) A rate with a denominator of 1.

What does a conversion factor do?

• A) Expresses a fraction in its simplest form.

• B) Shows a proportional relationship between two quantities.

• C) Converts a measurement from one unit to another while keeping the quantities equal.

• D) Represents a repeating pattern of digits in a decimal.

What is a double number line diagram?

• A) A fraction in simplest form when the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.

• B) A graphic diagram that shows a proportional relationship between two quantities.

• C) An equation showing that two ratios are equivalent.

• D) A rate with a denominator of 1.

What are equivalent ratios?

• A) Two ratios that have the same value when simplified.

• B) A comparison of two numbers using division.

• C) A special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol %.

• D) A decimal which has a finite number of digits.

What is the definition of percent?

• A) A rate with a denominator of 1.

• B) The amount something is worth.

• C) A special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol %.

• D) A type of rate in which two quantities use different units but remain equal.

What is a proportion?

• A) A comparison of two numbers using division.

• B) A rate comparing two different units.

• C) An equation showing that two ratios are equivalent.

• D) A decimal which has repeating digits or a repeating pattern of digits.

What is a rate?

• A) A ratio comparing two different units.

• B) A reference point, such as 0, 1/2, or 1, that is used for estimating fractions.

• C) A fraction that has 1 as its numerator.

• D) The amount something is worth.

What is a ratio?

• A) A special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol %.

• B) A comparison of two numbers using division.

• C) A fraction in simplest form when the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator is 1.

• D) A decimal which has a finite number of digits.

What is a rational number?

• A) A number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.

• B) One of two numbers whose product is 1.

• C) A decimal which has repeating digits or a repeating pattern of digits.

• D) A rate with a denominator of 1.

What does reciprocal mean?

• A) A fraction that has 1 as its numerator.

• B) A rate with a denominator of 1.

• C) One of two numbers whose product is 1.

• D) The amount something is worth.