Benchmark Review Flashcards
Area
Length x width
Twice/double
two time as many
times as many
times
product
answer to a multiplication
Quotient
answer to a division
sum
adding number
all together
adding all
differnce
subtracting answer
each
one
Share
splitting into equal parts
split
making to differed equal piles
same amount/Equal parts
equal amount
fraction
how many parts of a whole
whole number
any number
mixed number
a whole and a fraction put together
Improper fraction
numerator is bigger than denominator
Numerator
top number of the fraction
denominator
bottom number in the fraction
Equivalent
Fractions which have the same value, even though they may look different.
Simplify/simplest terms
terms whose variables (such as x or y) with any exponents (such as the 2 in x 2) are the same.
Rounded
Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was.
estimate
To find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved.
expression
Numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped together that show the value of something.
equation
An equation says that two things are equal.
It will have an equals sign “=” like this:
Value
Mathematics: a number, or the result of a calculation.
Example: 3 × 4 gives the value of 12.
divide/ divedend /divisor
To split into equal parts or groups. It is “fair sharing”.
decimal
Based on 10
Example: the numbers we use in everyday life are decimal numbers, because they are based on 10 digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9
hundredths / thousandths place value
One part in a hundred equal parts
Analyze
to identify information
cause
the reason something happens
effect
the result
Chronological
events put in order they happen
main idea
the big idea the author makes
theme`
the topic of the story
point of view
who talking in the story
first person
character is talking- uses l me or my.
second person
talks to the reader-uses you your yours
third person
narrator is talking- uses he she they then
Genre
the type of story
plot
what happened in the story
setting
where the story takes place
summarize
tell what happened
Compare
show how two things are alike
contrast
show how two things are different
climax
the big event or conflict in the story
resoultion
the ending
infer
make an educated guess
Evaluate
give your opinion of what us important;discuss the strengths and weaknesses
predict
guess what happened
illustrate
give examples
suffix
ending of a word
prefix
begging of a word
relate
show how things are alike or connected
sequence
to put in order
fiction
a story that is made up
nonfiction
a story that is true
persuade
try to get the reader to agree with author
inform
tell someone about something
authors purpose
why the author wrote the text
