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Worksheets3rd Grade Math Academic Vocabulary
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What does "equal groups" mean in math?
To divide a number by another number
To have the same number of items in each group
To add the same number repeatedly
To subtract one number from another
What is multiplication?
An operation that subtracts one number from another
An operation that divides one number by another
An operation that gives you the total number when you join equal groups
An operation that finds the difference between two numbers
What are the numbers called that are multiplied together to give a product?
Divisors
Summands
Factors
Addends
What is the term used for the answer to a multiplication problem?
Sum
Difference
Quotient
Product
What is an equation?
A mathematical problem that cannot be solved
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
A type of mathematical operation
A symbol or letter that stands for a number in an equation
What does the term "unknown" refer to in mathematics?
A problem that is impossible to solve
A symbol or letter that stands for a number in an equation
A mathematical equation that uses an equal sign
A specific type of mathematical operation
What is a number line?
A way of displaying objects in equal rows and columns
A line divided into equal units and numbered in order
A collection of numbers arranged randomly
A mathematical operation involving addition and subtraction
What is an array?
A line divided into equal units and numbered in order
A mathematical operation involving addition and subtraction
A way of displaying objects in equal rows and columns
A collection of numbers arranged randomly
What are objects that are arranged in a line across called?
Columns
Rows
Blocks
Stacks
What are objects that are arranged in a line up and down called?
Rows
Columns
Piles
Groups
What does the Commutative Property state about multiplication?
The product of numbers depends on the order they are multiplied.
The product of numbers will be different if their order is changed.
The product of numbers will be the same regardless of the order they are multiplied.
The product of numbers can only be found using a calculator.
What is division?
An operation that subtracts one number from another.
An operation that tells how many equal groups there are or how many are in each group.
An operation that combines two numbers into one.
An operation that finds the difference between two numbers.
What is a multiple?
A number that is divided by another whole number.
The product of a given number and any other whole number.
A number that is added to another whole number.
The sum of a given number and any other whole number.
What does the Identity Property state?
The product of any number and 0 is that number.
The product of any number and 1 is 0.
The product of any number and 1 is that number.
The sum of any number and 1 is that number.
What is the product of any number and 0 according to the Zero Property?
The number itself
1
0
Undefined
What does the Distributive Property state about multiplication facts?
A) A multiplication fact can be broken apart into the difference of two other multiplication facts.
B) A multiplication fact can be broken apart into the sum of two other multiplication facts.
C) A multiplication fact can only be solved using arrays.
D) A multiplication fact is always equal to the sum of its addends.
According to the Associative Property, what remains the same when you change the grouping of the factors in a multiplication equation?
A) The sum of the factors
B) The difference of the factors
C) The product of the factors
D) The quotient of the factors
What is a fact family?
A group of unrelated facts using different numbers
A group of related facts using the same numbers
A collection of mathematical rules
A mathematical game involving addition and subtraction only
What is the dividend in a division operation?
The number that is being divided
The number that divides another number
The result of the division
The remainder of the division
What is a divisor?
The answer to a division problem
The number by which another number is being divided
The result of a multiplication problem
The number that is being divided by another number
What is a quotient?
The number that is being divided by another number
The result of a multiplication problem
The answer to a division problem
The number by which another number is being divided
What is an even number?
A number that is divisible by 3
A number that has a 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 in the ones place
A number that is divisible by 2
A number that is not divisible by any number
What is an odd number?
A number that is divisible by 2
A number that has a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 in the ones place
A number that is NOT divisible by 2
A number that is divisible by 5
What is a square unit?
A type of shape
The unit of measure for area
A method for estimating numbers
A unit of measure for length
What does it mean to estimate in mathematics?
To calculate the exact number
To find the unit of measure
To give an approximate number or answer
To measure the perimeter of a shape
What is a scaled picture graph?
A graph that uses a standard scale to measure distances
A graph using pictures or symbols to show data
A graph that can only be used for pictures
A graph that scales pictures to different sizes
What does the term 'data' refer to?
A method for organizing numbers
Pieces of information
A specific type of graph
A prediction model
What are compatible numbers?
Numbers that are difficult to compute with
Numbers that are easy to add, subtract, multiply, or divide mentally
Numbers that cannot be divided without a remainder
Numbers that are only used in advanced mathematics
What are inverse operations?
Operations that are not related to each other
Operations that can only be performed on paper
Two operations that undo each other
Operations that always result in a negative number
What is a conjecture?
A mathematical operation that combines numbers
A proven statement in mathematics
A statement that is believed to be true, but it has not been proven
A formula used to calculate the area of a shape
What is a fraction?
A symbol such as 1/2, used to name a part of a whole, or a location on a number line
A whole number used to name a part of a group
A mathematical operation used to combine two numbers
A type of decimal number
What is a unit fraction?
A fraction with a numerator of 0
A fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator
A fraction that represents one part of a whole that has been divided into equal parts and always has a numerator of 1
A fraction that can be simplified further
What is the numerator in a fraction?
The number below the fraction bar that shows the total number of equal parts
The number above the fraction bar that shows how many equal parts are described
The symbol used to separate the numerator and the denominator
The whole number that is not part of the fraction
What does the denominator in a fraction represent?
The number above the fraction bar that shows how many equal parts are described
The symbol used to separate the numerator and the denominator
The number below the fraction bar that shows the total number of equal parts
The whole number that is not part of the fraction
What is a line plot?
A type of graph that shows frequency of data along a number line
A way to organize data on a number line, where each dot or X represents one number in a set of data
A drawing used to represent data in a pictorial form
A chart that uses bars to show comparisons among categories
What are equivalent fractions?
Fractions that are different in value
Fractions that name the same point of a whole or the same location on a number line
Fractions that cannot be simplified
Fractions that have different numerators and denominators
What does A.M. stand for?
After Midnight
Ante Meridiem
After Meridiem
Ante Midnight
What time period does P.M. cover?
The time between noon and midnight
The time between midnight and noon
The time between morning and evening
The time between evening and morning
