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3rd Grade Math Vocabulary Brain Bowl #3

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anika wants to find out which type of soil is best for growing tomatoes. The information she collects to learn about this is called _______.

a)

Data

b)

Noise

c)

Guess

d)

Opinion

2.

Arjun wants to show how many apples, bananas, and oranges his friends like using a graph that uses pictures or symbols to show the data. What is this type of graph called?

a)

Picture Graph

b)

Bar Graph

c)

Line Graph

d)

Pie Chart

3.

Maya wants to compare the number of books she read each month using a graph that uses bars to show and compare information. What kind of graph should she use?

a)

Bar Graph

b)

Line Graph

c)

Pie Chart

d)

Pictograph

4.

Emma is tracking how many times students in her class bring their lunch from home each week. She wants to use a chart that shows how often something happens. What is this chart called?

a)

Frequency Table

b)

Pie Chart

c)

Line Graph

d)

Histogram

5.

David is creating a chart to track his weekly exercise. The two lines on his graph (up/down and side/side) that help organize his data are called _______.

a)

Axes

b)

Vertices

c)

Angles

d)

Coordinates

6.

Benjamin is creating a bar graph to show how many books his friends read each month. The numbers he uses on the side of the graph to show how many books were read are called the _______.

a)

Scale

b)

Axis

c)

Legend

d)

Title

7.

Scarlett is drawing a line on her notebook that goes side to side. What is this line called?

a)

Horizontal

b)

Vertical

c)

Diagonal

d)

Curved

8.

Zoe is looking at a tall building. She notices that the sides of the building go straight up and down. The sides of the building are called _______ lines.

a)

Vertical

b)

Horizontal

c)

Diagonal

d)

Curved

9.

Charlotte has 3 apples and Ava gives her 2 more apples. Putting the numbers together to find the total is called _______.

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

10.

Priya is helping her friend with math homework. She says, "In an addition problem, each number you add is called an _______." What is the correct term?

a)

Addend

b)

Factor

c)

Dividend

d)

Exponent

11.

Liam and Abigail are putting their marbles together. The answer to how many marbles they have in total is called the _______.

a)

Sum

b)

Product

c)

Quotient

d)

Difference

12.

Benjamin is adding 27 and 35. He moves numbers into a new group to help him add. What is this called?

a)

Regroup

b)

Estimate

c)

Multiply

d)

Divide

13.

Benjamin is looking at the number 352. He wonders what the value of the digit 5 is, based on its place in the number (ones, tens, hundreds). The value a digit has based on its place is called _______.

a)

Place Value

b)

Sum Value

c)

Face Value

d)

Order Value

14.

Scarlett has 5 apples, and Aiden also has 5 apples. The number sentence that shows both have the same amount is called an _______.

a)

Equation

b)

Expression

c)

Inequality

d)

Operation

15.

Avery is solving a puzzle where one number is missing in the equation. The missing number in a math problem is called the _______.

a)

Unknown

b)

Sum

c)

Product

d)

Quotient

16.

Scarlett is learning about numbers in her math class. Her teacher shows her a picture that displays how many ones, tens, or hundreds a number has. This picture is called a _______.

a)

Place Value Drawing

b)

Number Line

c)

Bar Graph

d)

Tally Chart

17.

Priya is writing a math phrase that shows numbers and operations, but no equal sign. What is this called?

a)

Expression

b)

Equation

c)

Variable

d)

Inequality

18.

Oliver is sorting his collection of marbles by putting them into groups of ten. This method of counting or grouping is called the _______.

a)

Rate of Ten

b)

Rule of Five

c)

Power of Two

d)

Law of Three

19.

Evelyn had 10 apples. She gave 3 apples to her friend. Taking away one number from another is called _______.

a)

Subtraction

b)

Multiplication

c)

Division

d)

Addition

20.

Lily is solving an addition problem, but one of the numbers is missing. The number that is missing in her addition problem is called a _______.

a)

Missing Addend

b)

Sum

c)

Factor

d)

Dividend

21.

Isla had 15 apples and gave 7 to her friend. The answer to this subtraction problem is called the _______.

a)

Difference

b)

Sum

c)

Product

d)

Quotient

22.

Evelyn has a group of 10 apples. She wants to subtract 3 apples from the group. Breaking apart the group to help subtract is called _______.

a)

Ungroup

b)

Combine

c)

Multiply

d)

Expand

23.

Emma has 5 apples. Grace has more apples than Emma. What does 'more' mean in this situation?

a)

A greater amount.

b)

A smaller amount.

c)

An equal amount.

d)

A negative amount.

24.

Aiden has 8 apples. Mia has fewer apples than Aiden. What does the term 'fewer' mean in this context?

a)

A smaller amount.

b)

A larger amount.

c)

An exact number.

d)

A negative number.

25.

Liam has 10 apples. He wants to break them into smaller groups to share with his friends. What does it mean to 'decompose' the apples in this situation?

a)

To break a number into smaller parts.

b)

To multiply numbers together.

c)

To add numbers to get a bigger number.

d)

To divide a number by zero.

26.

Grace is adding up the cost of items in her shopping cart. She finds the total for fruits, then the total for vegetables, and finally adds these together to get the overall cost. What are these smaller totals called?

a)

Small totals that add up to a bigger total.

b)

Numbers that cannot be added together.

c)

The final answer in a math problem.

d)

A type of mathematical operation.

27.

Grace is helping her younger sister understand numbers. She explains that 325 can be written as 300 + 20 + 5. What is this way of writing a number called in math?

a)

A number written as the sum of its place values (e.g., 300 + 20 + 5).

b)

A number written as a product of its factors.

c)

A number written using only digits and no words.

d)

A number written in scientific notation.

28.

Lily wants to find out how much money she has by breaking her total amount into hundreds, tens, and ones. What method is she using?

a)

A way to solve by breaking numbers apart using place value.

b)

A method to multiply only even numbers.

c)

A technique for finding square roots quickly.

d)

A way to add fractions with different denominators.

29.

Lily is learning math and her teacher shows her a straight line with numbers placed in order from left to right. What is this line called?

a)

A line that shows numbers in order.

b)

A shape with three sides.

c)

A group of numbers added together.

d)

A tool for measuring weight.

30.

Ethan is measuring ingredients for a cake recipe. What does 'Precision' mean in this situation?

a)

Being careful and exact in math.

b)

Making wild guesses in math.

c)

Ignoring details in math.

d)

Doing math as quickly as possible.

31.

Lily has a chocolate bar and wants to share it equally with her friends. What does she need to do to 'partition' the chocolate bar?

a)

To break something into equal parts.

b)

To multiply numbers together.

c)

To find the area of a shape.

d)

To add numbers repeatedly.

32.

Elijah has 8 apples and Oliver has 5 apples. Which statement best describes Elijah's number of apples compared to Oliver's?

a)

A number that is more or larger than another number.

b)

A number that is less or smaller than another number.

c)

A number that is equal to another number.

d)

A number that is divided by another number.

33.

Hannah is looking at the number 352. She wonders what the 'value' of the 5 is in this number. What does 'Value' mean in math?

a)

How much a digit is worth based on its place.

b)

The number of digits in a number.

c)

The color of the number.

d)

The shape of the number.

34.

Harper is at a store and sees an item that costs $7.89. She wants to quickly tell her friend about how much it costs without saying the exact amount. What does it mean if Harper rounds the price?

a)

Finding a number that is close to the real number.

b)

Adding two numbers together.

c)

Dividing a number by zero.

d)

Multiplying numbers repeatedly.

35.

Anika has 10 apples and gives 3 to her friend. She wants to get back to the original number of apples she had. What operation should she use to undo giving away the apples?

a)

The opposite operation (like subtraction is the inverse of addition).

b)

A number that cannot be divided.

c)

A process of multiplying numbers repeatedly.

d)

A method to find the average of numbers.

36.

Lily is arranging chairs in rows for a school event. She wants to know what a 'Nearest Multiple' means in math to make sure each row has the same number of chairs. What is a 'Nearest Multiple'?

a)

The closest number that is part of a skip-counting pattern.

b)

A number that is always greater than the original number.

c)

A number that cannot be divided by any other number.

d)

The smallest possible number in a set.

37.

Ethan is at the grocery store and wants to know about how much his groceries will cost before he gets to the checkout. What does 'Estimation' mean in math?

a)

A close guess of the real answer.

b)

A type of multiplication.

c)

A way to find the exact answer.

d)

A method to draw shapes.

38.

Sophia is measuring the length of a table for a school project. She wants to write down the 'Exact' length. What does 'Exact' mean in this context?

a)

The true or real answer.

b)

A rough estimate.

c)

A random guess.

d)

An approximate value.

39.

Benjamin is estimating the number of people at a concert. He says there are 'about' 200 people. What does 'about' mean in this situation?

a)

A number that is close to the real one, not exact.

b)

A number that is always larger than the real one.

c)

A number that is always smaller than the real one.

d)

A number that is exactly equal to the real one.

40.

Mason is checking if his answer to a math problem is reasonable. What does 'Reasonable' mean in math?

a)

A math answer that makes sense.

b)

A number that is always even.

c)

A solution that is always negative.

d)

A calculation with no numbers.

41.

Isla counted the number of apples she actually picked from the tree. In math, what does 'Actual' mean in this context?

a)

The real number or amount.

b)

A possible estimate or guess.

c)

A number that is always negative.

d)

A value that is always zero.

42.

Samuel is helping his younger sister with her math homework. He points to the '+' and '=' signs in her workbook and says, "These are important in math." What are these signs called?

a)

A sign that stands for something in math (like +, −, =).

b)

A type of number used in equations.

c)

A mathematical operation like addition or subtraction.

d)

A tool used to measure angles.

43.

Olivia has 5 apples and Grace has 3 apples. What does it mean to 'compare' the number of apples they have in math?

a)

Looking at two things to see which is more, less, or the same.

b)

Adding two numbers together to get a sum.

c)

Drawing shapes to make patterns.

d)

Multiplying numbers to get a product.

44.

Lily has 3 apples and finds 2 more. She wants to know how many apples she has now, or how she could split them into two groups. What does 'Put Together/Take Apart' mean in math?

a)

Joining numbers or breaking them into parts.

b)

Multiplying numbers together.

c)

Finding the largest number.

d)

Drawing shapes.

45.

William is helping his friend with homework. He needs to figure out what an 'Operation' means in math. What is the correct answer?

a)

A math action like add, subtract, multiply, or divide.

b)

A type of number like even or odd.

c)

A shape with three sides.

d)

A way to measure length.

46.

Evelyn and Liam each have a collection of marbles. What does it mean to 'compare' their collections in math?

a)

To look at numbers to see how they are different or the same.

b)

To add numbers together.

c)

To multiply numbers by each other.

d)

To write numbers in words.

47.

Isla has a group of marbles and Oliver has another group. What does the 'relationship' between their marbles mean in math?

a)

How numbers or parts are connected in math.

b)

A type of mathematical operation like addition.

c)

A number that cannot be divided.

d)

A shape with equal sides.

48.

Anika is adding 49 and 36 in her head. She decides to change 49 to 50 to make it easier, then ______ the answer. What does 'Compensate and Combine Strategies' mean in this context?

a)

fixing

b)

ignoring

c)

guessing

d)

doubling

49.

Charlotte has 5 apples and Luna has 8 apples. The number of apples Charlotte has is ______ in comparison to Luna.

a)

smaller

b)

greater

c)

equal

d)

double

50.

Grace is at a store and wants to figure out how much money she needs to buy 3 apples. This is a real-world problem or story we solve using ______.

a)

math

b)

science

c)

history

d)

art

51.

Fill in the blank: A straight edge of a shape is called a ________.

a)

Side

b)

Corner

c)

Angle

d)

Curve

52.

Compose – ________ to build or put shapes together to make a new shape.

a)

To build or put shapes together to make a new shape.

b)

To break shapes into smaller pieces.

c)

To color shapes differently.

d)

To measure the sides of a shape.

53.

Decompose – ________ to break a shape into smaller shapes.

a)

To break a shape into smaller shapes.

b)

To color a shape with patterns.

c)

To measure the area of a shape.

d)

To rotate a shape in space.

54.

Composite – ________ a shape made by putting smaller shapes together.

a)

A shape made by putting smaller shapes together.

b)

A shape made by dividing larger shapes.

c)

A shape that cannot be broken into parts.

d)

A shape with only curved edges.

55.

Measurement – ________

a)

Finding out how long, tall, wide, or heavy something is.

b)

Drawing pictures of objects.

c)

Guessing the color of something.

d)

Naming different shapes.

56.

Area – ________ the space inside a shape, measured in square units.

a)

The space inside a shape, measured in square units.

b)

The length of the boundary of a shape.

c)

The distance between two points.

d)

The volume occupied by a solid object.

57.

Side – ________ a straight edge of a shape.

a)

A straight edge of a shape.

b)

A curved line inside a shape.

c)

A point where two lines meet.

d)

A round surface of a shape.

58.

Square Unit – ________; used to measure area.

a)

A square that measures 1 unit on each side; used to measure area.

b)

A cube that measures 1 unit on each side; used to measure volume.

c)

A line that measures 1 unit in length; used to measure distance.

d)

A rectangle that measures 2 units on each side; used to measure perimeter.

59.

Multiplication – ________ a math operation that helps us find area using rows and columns.

a)

A math operation that helps us find area using rows and columns.

b)

A way to subtract numbers quickly.

c)

A method to divide shapes into equal parts.

d)

A process for measuring time intervals.

60.

Perimeter – ________ the distance around the outside of a shape.

a)

The distance around the outside of a shape.

b)

The area inside a shape.

c)

The length of one side of a shape.

d)

The volume of a shape.