Math Vocabulary 1
what do we call the measurement of the distance around the outside of a shape?
Perimeter
What is the answer to an addition equation?
Sum
What is a fact?
Something that can be proven or true
What is written to describe a picture?
Caption
What is the word for the way a person thinks or feels?
Opinion
A made up story (not real)
Fiction
In math, what is "rounding?"
Make a number simpler by ending with 0 or 5.
What is the answer to a division equation?
Quotient
What is the measurement of the inside of a shape called?
Area
What is a glossary?
A glossary is mini-dictionary in the back of a text called?
What are the letters added to the end of a word called?
Suffix
What are the letters added to the beginning of a word called?
Prefix
A group of sentences about one topic.
Paragraph
Another word for "shape."
Figure, form
Digit
Difference
What happens as a result ? (It is what follows the cause.)
Effect
What is the purpose of an author writing to try to convince the reader to think like him or her.
Persuade
What part of speech is used to describe a noun?
Adjective
A style of writing (fairytale, poetry, fiction)
Genre
A word used describes a noun.
Adjective
What is the answer to a multiplication equation?
Product
What is the top number in a fraction?
Numerator?
What is the purpose of an author writing for enjoyment?
Entertain
What is the alphabetical list of important topics in the text called?
Index
What is a word that has the same meaning as another word called?
Synonym
A book written about a real person's life
Biography
The use of capital letters.
Capitalization
What is the bottom number in a fraction called
Denominator
What does the word equivalent mean?
Equal or the same
Who is a person who writes a story?
Author
What is the reason something happens called?
Cause
What is a word that has a different meaning as another word called?
Antonym
Non-fiction
Informational text (real and true facts)
A day when school gets out at 10:50.
Early release