Math Vocabulary
Story Problems
What's the Operation?
Find the part of speech
Whats the Genre?
100

Define: Sum      

answer to addition problem

100

Omari could fit five action figures on each shelf in his room. His room has eight shelves. How many action figures total could his shelves hold?

Omari's shelves could hold 40 action figures

100

"How many in all"

Addition

100

Find the Noun:

Whose bike is this?

The noun is Bike.

100

the main character usually takes a risky turn, which leads to desperate situations like including explosions, fight scenes, and daring escapes.

What is Action?

200

Define: Difference  

The answer to subtraction problem

200

Christa had sixteen video games. If she put them into stacks with four in each stack, how many stacks could she make?

Christa has 4 stacks 

200

"Twice"

Multiplication 

200

Find the Verb: That's London's bike that she left on the corner. 

Left is the verb. 


200

a character who journeys to epic or distant places to accomplish something.They have a mission and faces obstacles to get to their destination

What is an adventure?

300

Define: Product   

The answer to multiplication problem

300

Italy was making necklaces for her friends. She had seventy-three friends who wanted a necklace and each necklace took forty-five beads. How many beads would she need total?

3,285 beads

300

"Take Away"

Subtraction

300

Find the adjective:  Ava always rides a cool bike to school. 

The Adjective is Cool. 

300

A story that tells about a series of funny, or comical events, intended to make the audience laugh

What is a Comedy?

400

Define: Quotient   

The answer to division problem


400

There are sixty-three students in a class. If the Ms.McCrory put them into groups with nine students in each group, how many groups would she have?

Ms.McCrory will have 7 groups.

400

"How many fewer"

Subtraction

400

Find the Pronoun: 

I am faster than that bike!

The pronoun is I

400

A character attempts to solve a puzzle. The details and clues are presented as the story continues and the character discovers them.

What is a Mystery?

500

Define: Dividend  

The number being divided/broken down by the divisor

500

Aiden, Jason, and James all play fortnite together. By the end of the day the team had 160 eliminations.  If they played 20 games together, how many eliminations did the get per game?

The team got 80 eliminations per game. 

500

'Share something equally"

Divison 
500

Find the Proper noun: 'I think I am faster than Destiny'

The proper noun is Destiny 

500

A story with magic or supernatural forces, as opposed to technology

What is Fantasy?