Math Vocabulary
What is a variable?
5x + 2 - What is the variable?
A variable is a letter or symbol that represents an unknown or changing number.
What is culture?
A. A type of building
B. The traditions, beliefs, customs, and way of life shared by a group of people
C. A group of students in a classroom
D. A place where people shop
B. The traditions, beliefs, customs, and way of life shared by a group of people.
Identify the coefficient in the expression:
-4x + 7
-4
What is a common noun? Give one example.
A general person, place, thing, or idea. (Examples: dog, school, teacher.)
Question:
Simplify the expression:
2(x + 5)
2x+10
What is a coefficient?
-4x + 6 - What is the coefficient?
A coefficient is the number multiplied by a variable.
What is a community?
A. A group of people who live, work, or share something in common
B. A country
C. A holiday celebration
D. A type of food
A. A group of people who live, work, or share something in common.
Label each part of the expression:
6x + 3
Add the commas correctly.
I like chicken macaroni hot dogs and bologna.
I like chicken, macaroni, hot dogs, and bologna
Which sentence contains imagery?
A. It was cold.
B. The icy wind stung my cheeks as snow crunched beneath my boots.
C. I went outside.
D. Winter is my favorite season.
B. The icy wind stung my cheeks as snow crunched beneath my boots.
What is a constant?
3x + 8 - What is the constant?
A constant is a number that does not have a variable attached to it. Its value never changes.
In 3x + 8, the constant is 8
Read the example:
The people in the neighborhood worked together to clean up the local park.
Which vocabulary word does this best describe?
A. Culture
B. Community
C. Imagery
D. Expression
B. Community
Which part of the expression is the constant?
5x + 8
8
Read the sentence:
The white dove flew across the sky as the fighting finally ended.
What does the dove symbolize?
B. Peace
Which expression is equivalent to
3(2x - 1)
A. 6x - 3
B. 6x - 1
C. 5x - 3
D. 3x - 1
A. 6x - 3
What is an expression?
An expression is a mathematical phrase made up of numbers, variables, and operations. It does not have an equals sign.
Example: 4x + 7
Question: Which literary device creates a picture in the reader's mind?
A. Symbolism
B. Imagery
C. Foreshadowing
D. Verb
B. Imagery
Simplify the expression:
-7y + 2 - 5y + 10y - 4
Combine like terms:
Final Answer: -2y - 2
What is a prepositional phrase? Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
The students worked after school on their project.
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with its object. After school.
Question:
Which sentence contains a vivid verb?
A. She went home.
B. She was home.
C. She sprinted home after school.
D. She is home.
C. She sprinted home after school.
Define the distributive property and explain when you use it.
The distributive property means you multiply the number outside the parentheses by every term inside the parentheses.
Read the example:
Every year, Maya's family celebrates Lunar New Year by sharing a special meal and spending time together.
Which vocabulary word does this best describe?
A. Community
B. Culture
C. Symbolism
D. Foreshadowing
B. Culture
A student says:
3(x + 4) = 3x + 4
Explain the mistake and solve the expression correctly.
The student forgot to distribute the 3 to both terms inside the parentheses.
Correct work:
Final Answer: 3(x + 4) = 3x + 12
Read the sentence below.
Dark clouds gathered over the town as the old man quietly locked every door.
Name two vocabulary words from our unit that apply to this sentence and explain each one.
ELA: Identify the proper noun in this sentence:
Emily traveled to Florida.
Math: Simplify:
2(x + 4)