Free Printable Indices (terminology)

1.

What is the name of the big number?

a)

Base

b)

Index

c)

Indices

d)

Power

2.

What is the name of the little number?

a)

Base

b)

Index

c)

Power

d)

Indices

3.

The word INDEX is....

a)

Singular

b)

Plural

4.

The word INDICES is....

a)

Singular

b)

Plural

5.

Which number is the base in... $6^5$

a)

6

b)

5

6.

Which number is the index/power in... $6^5$

a)

6

b)

5

7.

What is the index/power in... $x^2$

a)

x

b)

2

8.

What is the base in... $x^2$

a)

x

b)

2

9.

Writing this expression in Index form 3x3x3x3x3 would give...

a)

$3^5$

b)

$5^3$

c)

243

d)

$x^5$

10.

Writing this expression in Index form 7x7x7 would give...

a)

$7^3$

b)

$3^7$

c)

343

d)

$7^x$

11.

Evaluate the following... $5^3$

a)

125

b)

5 x 5 x 5

c)

3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

d)

15

12.

Show what $5^3$ means...

a)

125

b)

5 x 5 x 5

c)

3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3

d)

15

13.

Work out the following... $2^5$

a)

32

b)

2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

c)

5 x 5

d)

10

14.

The words Index & Power mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The words Index & Indices have the same meaning, except one is Singular and the other is Plural

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The words Index & Base mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The words Power & Base mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Plural version of the word Index is

(a)

19.

Write 25 using Index notation,

with base 5

a)

$5^2$

b)

$2^5$

c)

5 x 5

d)

2x2x2x2x2

20.

Write 128 using Index notation,
with base 2

a)

$7^2$

b)

$2^7$

c)

7 x 7

d)

2x2x2x2x2x2x2

Indices (terminology)

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