Understanding Key Terms In Word Problems

What does the word "amount" mean?

• A type of measurement

• A quantity of something

• A specific number

• A type of currency

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is "data"?

• A type of food

• A form of art

• Information or numbers collected through an experience

• A type of music

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.4.10

What does it mean to "describe" something?

• To ignore it

• To give detail about something

• To hide it

• To sell it

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.5.6

What does the term "determine" mean?

• To guess randomly

• To figure out, calculate

• To ignore

• To complicate

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.5.6

What does "explain" mean in a math question?

• To hide your answer

• To tell how you came to your answer

• To guess the answer

• To change the answer

What is a step-by-step method of doing something known as?

• Pattern

• Reasonable

• Procedure

• Record

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

What is the thinking you do to find an answer?

• Record

• Reasoning

• Procedure

• Position

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

What does it mean to "record" something?

• To think about it

• To write it down.

• To solve the problem

• To explain your reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the definition of a "relationship" in math?

• A list of numbers

• A detailed explanation using words

• Comparison of two pieces of information or data

• The following of one thing after another

Tags

CCSS.5.OA.B.3

What does it mean to "show" in mathematics?

• A list of numbers

• A detailed explanation using words or a math sentence

• Comparison of two pieces of information or data

• The following of one thing after another

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1