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6th grade Math Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The numerical average of a data set

a)

Mode

b)

Mean

c)

Range

d)

Median

2.

The data value that occurs most frequently

a)

mode

b)

median

c)

range

d)

mean

3.

The middle value of a data set ranked in order

a)

mean

b)

mode

c)

range

d)

median

4.

the measure of the distance around a figure

a)

range

b)

perimeter

c)

volume

d)

divisor

5.

The number of square units needed to cover a surface or figure

a)

quotient

b)

volume

c)

area

d)

perimeter

6.
A plane in which a horizontal number line & a vertical number line intersect at the origin
a)
quadrant
b)
integer
c)
coordinate plane
d)
absolute value
7.

a symbol used to represent an unknown quantity

a)

expression

b)

variable

c)

quadrant

d)

order of operations

8.

A number sentence the uses less than, greater than, less than or equal, or greater than or equal

a)

expression

b)

inequality

c)

parallel

d)

equation

9.

An equation is ....

a)

A mathematical sentence that compares the values of two expressions using an inequality symbol

b)

A variable that provides the input values of a function

c)

A mathematical sentence stating that two expressions are equal

10.

Number of units of the first quantity of a ratio compared to 1 unit of the second quantity

a)

expression

b)

sum

c)

unit rate

d)

product

11.

the number that comes before the variable

a)

coefficient

b)

constant

c)

exponent

d)

inverse

12.

compares two quantities

a)

ratio

b)

unit rate

c)

improper fraction

d)

proper fraction

13.

the same shape and same size

a)

congruent

b)

area

c)

volume

d)

base

14.

What is π\pi  ?

a)

3.14

b)

4.13

c)

1.43

d)

4.13

15.
The numbers that are multiplied in a multiplication problem are called
a)
addends
b)
missing numbers
c)
products
d)
factors
16.
The number used to divide by in a division problem is called the:
a)
quotient
b)
dividend
c)
product
d)
divisor
17.

What do you call a polygon with four sides?

a)

Hexagon

b)

Pentagon

c)

Triangle

d)

Quadrilateral

18.

The number below the fraction line is called?

a)

Numerator

b)

Product

c)

Quotient

d)

Denominator

19.

A number that is divisible by two

a)

Addition

b)

Odd

c)

Even

d)

Division

20.

A closed figure with straight lines is called _____

a)

Circle

b)

Sphere

c)

Cone

d)

Polygon

21.

A polygon with one pair of parallel lines is called _____

a)

Square

b)

Trapezoid

c)

Rhombus

d)

Rectangle

22.
Quotient
a)
The answer to an addition problem 
b)
The part left over in a division problem 
c)
The answer to a division problem 
d)
The number being divided
23.

The distance of a number from zero on a number line; shown by ⎟ ⎟.

a)

absolute value

b)

opposites

c)

integer

d)

inverse operation

24.

An expression that contains at least one variable.

a)

algebraic equation

b)

coefficient

c)

algebraic expression

d)

numeric expression

25.

The two perpendicular lines of a coordinate plane that intersect at the origin.

a)

axes

b)

graph

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

26.

A value that does not change. Examples: -2; 5

a)

integer

b)

constant

c)

coefficient

d)

variable

27.

The numbers of an ordered pair that locate a point on a coordinate graph.

a)

variables

b)

integers

c)

constants

d)

coordinates

28.

A member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites. (...-3;-2;-1;0;1;2;3...)

a)

natural number

b)

rational number

c)

whole number

d)

integer

29.
The four regions in a coordinate plane separated by the x-axis and the y-axis.
a)
quadrant
b)
coordinate plane
c)
absolute value
d)
integer
30.
To find the value of an expression by replacing variables with numbers
a)
evaluate
b)
variable
c)
order of operations
d)
expression
31.
The rules for evaluating an expression involving more than one operation
a)
evaluate
b)
order of operations
c)
expression
d)
variable
32.
The number that indicates how many times the base is used as a factor. 
a)
expression
b)
variable
c)
exponent
d)
order of operations
33.

A ratio comparing a number to 100

a)

proportion

b)

percent

c)

cross products

d)

decimals

34.

2 equivalent ratios

a)

proportion

b)

percent

c)

cross products

d)

fractions

35.

A number with exactly 2 factors, 1 and itself

a)

prime number

b)

composite number

c)

0

d)

prime factorization

36.

A number that is the same distance from zero on the number line, just on the other side of zero

a)

Positive

b)

Opposite

c)

Negative

d)

Absolute Value

37.

Property stating that two or more numbers may be multiplied in any order without changing the product

a)

Commutative Property of Addition

b)

Commutative Property of Multiplication

c)

Associative Property of Addition

d)

Associative Property of Multiplication

38.

Property stating that for three or more numbers their product will be same, regardless of the GROUPING

a)

Commutative Property of Addition

b)

Commutative Property of Multiplication

c)

Associative Property of Addition

d)

Associative Property of Multiplication

39.

Property stating that for three or more numbers their sum will be same, regardless of the GROUPING

a)

Commutative Property of Addition

b)

Commutative Property of Multiplication

c)

Associative Property of Addition

d)

Associative Property of Multiplication

40.
A number with more than two factors
a)
Real Number
b)
Square Number
c)
Prime Number
d)
Composite Number
41.

where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane (0,0)

a)

origin

b)

center

c)

vertex

d)

absolute value

42.

a corner where two sides meet

a)

vertex

b)

variable

c)

area

d)

base

43.

a whole number and a fraction

a)

mixed number

b)

improper fraction

c)

proper fraction

d)

reciprocal

44.

a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator

a)

mixed fraction

b)

improper fraction

c)

proper fraction

d)

reciprocal

45.

"flip-flop" the numerator and the denominator

a)

reciprocal

b)

improper fraction

c)

mixed number

d)

proper fraction

46.
A symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number.
a)
expression
b)
variable
c)
quadrant
d)
order of operations
47.
A mathematical phrase that contains operations, constants and variables.
a)
ordered pair
b)
absolute value
c)
variable
d)
expression
48.

The two perpendicular lines of a coordinate plane that intersect at the origin.

a)

axes

b)

graph

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

49.

opposites (adding and subtracting; multiplying and dividing)

a)

inverse

b)

equation

c)

reciprocal

d)

absolute value

50.

Formula for area of a triangle

a)

A = ½ bh

b)

A = bh

c)

A = ½ h (b1 + b2)

d)

A = π r2