Vocabulary Pt. 1
What are parallel lines?
Parallel lines are two sets of lines that NEVER cross or touch each other.
When you are subtracting, what number goes on top?
What do we call the answer to a subtraction problem?
The biggest number.
difference.
How many times should you read the question?
At LEAST 2 times. Maybe even more!
What is a line of symmetry?
A line of symmetry divides a shape (or picture) into half and both halves fit perfectly together. (Like a mirror)
When we are measuring angles with a protractor and the rays do not start at zero, what are two strategies we use to solve the problem?
1. Skip Count (NEVER FAILS).
2. Subtract (2nd to never fails).
After you read the question, what should you do?
Highlight, circle, underline, important information and ORGANIZE IT!
What are perpendicular lines?
Perpendicular lines are two sets of lines that do touch (cross each other), BUT they MUST create a 90 degree angle. (Right angle)
If you are unsure if an angle within a shape is a acute, right, or obtuse angle, what can you use on the test to help you?
The corner of your piece of paper.
If you read the problem five times, and you are stuck, what should you do?
Move on to the next question, and come back to it!
What is a ray?
A ray is a line that has one endpoint at the end and one arrow on the other end.
What are some ways you can interpret the remainder?
1. Add it! (Add plus ONE to the quotient.)
2. Use it! (Use it as our answer.)
3. Ignore it. (Ignore and only use our quotient as our answer.)
How many silly answer choices are there in one problem?
There will always be two silly ones! A distractor, and a correct one! Use process of elimination!
What is an acute, right, and obtuse triangle?
Acute triangle has all 3 acute angles.
Right triangle has 2 acute angles and one right.
Obtuse triangle has 2 acute angles and one obtuse.
What does the input number mean in the table?
What does the output equal to in the table?
What never changes and has to apply to the entire table?
The input number is the number that goes 1st in our equation (number on top).
The output number is our answer to a problem.
The rule never changes and it must apply to the entire chart.
Once you have finished your test, what should you do?
1.Go back and check your work.
2. Read the questions, look at your work to make sure you didn't make a silly mistake.
3. Make sure your answers on your booklet match the answers on your scantron.