Mental Math
Math Vocabulary
Main Idea
Figurative Language/ Fact and Opinion
Nouns
100

2, 345 in standard form

What is two thousands, three hundreds, four tens and five ones?

100

a way of displaying objects in rows and columns.

What is an array?

100

First, they heard monkeys. Then, they saw them. The monkeys were very noisy. The biggest animals were the elephants and the giraffes. The lions and tigers were the scariest. They laughed at the penguins and the seals. The class was on a field trip to the zoo! They were having a great time?

What is? The story is mostly about animals in the zoo?

100

The rain was blowing. The girl whispered to herself, "I hate rain!" The wind whistled as rain pattered on the sidewalk. It was a very cold and rainy night. Which line makes something in nature seem human? a. The rain was blowing; b. The girl whispered to herself; c. The wind whistled as rain pattered on the sidewalk

What is c: The wind whistled as rain pattered on the sidewalk.

100

Define a noun.

What is person, place or thing? 

200

3, 8, 13, ___, 23, 28

What is 18?

200

the distance around a figure

What is perimeter?

200

Shelly had a big math test tomorrow. She needed to study. She got out her math book. She found all of her homework. She was going to do all of the problems from it for practice. She got out some scrap paper. Now she was ready to study. This story is mostly about: a. how a girl did on her math test; b. about a girl getting ready to study for a math test; c. why you should study for math tests

What is b.- about a girl getting ready to study for a test?

200

On the last day of school, the teacher smiled to her class and said, "You are the best class I have ever had!" What is this sentence an example of? a. personification; b. a fact; c. exaggeration; d. character

What is exaggeration?

200

Name the noun. The book is belongs to me.

What is book

300

multiply 8 and 5 then divide by 2

What is 20?

300

a closed figure made up of straight line segments.

What is a polygon?

300

Lions live in groups called "prides." The males are in charge of protecting the pride from danger. The females hunt for food and take care of the cubs. The main idea is: a. Lions live in prides; b. male lions protect the pride; c. Female lions hunt for food.

What is a: Lions live in prides?

300

The music at the concert was wonderful. The violins sounded like angels gliding through the air. The passage compares the violins to: a. music; b. angels; c. air

What is b: angels

300

Name all nouns. Her parents let her play in the park.

What is parents, park

400

36 divided by 9 = n

9 x n = 36


n=?

What is 4?

400

a symbol such as 2/8, 1/2, or 5/5 used to name part of a whole, a part of a set, or a location on a number line.

What is a fraction?

400

Tigers are a type of cat, but they are very different from house cats. Cats make noises like purring and meowing. Tigers roar very loudly. Tigers would not make good pets. The main idea is: a. Tigers are different from house cats; b. House cats purr; c. tigers roar

What is a: Tigers are different from house cats?

400

Shel Silverstein is a famous poet. I think everyone can relate to his poetry a little bit. Is the line "I think everyone can relate to his poetry a little bit" a fact or an opinion?

What is an opinion?

400

The common noun for Kansas

What is state

500

solve:

4 x 5 x 2=


What is 40?

500

numbers can be added/multiplied in any order and the sum/product will be the same.

What is the commutative property?

500

Scott was getting ready for his mom's birthday. He made her a gift. He also decorated the house. He helped his dad frost the cake. Then, Scott put candles on the cake. The main idea is: a. Scott makes a cake; b. Scott gets ready for his mom's birthday; c. Scott decorates the house

What is b: Scott gets ready for his mom's birthday?

500

It was a beautiful spring day. The sun was shinning. The birds were chirping. The flowers had awakened from their long winter's sleep! Which line makes something in nature appear human? a. The sun was shinning; b. The birds were chirping; c. The flowers had awakened from their long winter's sleep. 

What is c: The flowers had awakened from their long winter's sleep?

500

The correct plural for cherry

What is cherries

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