MCA -III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA III DRAFT ...
MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications
(Clustered in sets of related words)
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
equal
equivalent
digits
represent
value
place value
compare, order
Notation:
Notation:
Notation: , =,
NUMBER AND OPERATION
fewer, more less, least
greater, greatest nearest, closest plot, locate, point
add, sum subtract, difference multiply, product
divide result estimate, round
fraction
operation solve
strategy
factor quotient, divisor,
dividend
decimal numerator, denominator
is less than is greater than
exponent, power, base coordinate grid ordered pair, plot x-axis, y-axis, horizontal axis, vertical axis
Inverse, inversely opposite
coordinate, origin
Notation: -x2, (-x)2, -32, (-3)2
remainder
Notation: ?, fraction bar
prime factor/factorization Notation: 3?4, 3(4)
greatest common factor, least common multiple
integer
rational number reciprocal
absolute value Notation:
percent Notation:
3
terminating , repeating simple, compound interest
square root Notation:
irrational
radical consecutive
real significant digits scientific notation
improper fraction mixed number
ratio, rate, unit rate, per
Notation: ?, 1 to 4, 1:4, 1 out of 4, 25%
proportion, proportional
Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)
standard form
ALGEBRA
MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications
(Clustered in sets of related words)
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
number sentence equation represent
expression inequality
evaluate simplify
square root arithmetic sequence geometric sequence
value
rule input, output
Notation: 3x, xy, 3?4, 3(4)
translate reasonable
progression
nth term Notation:
variable
substitute
independent, dependent
Notation: variables, boxes or blanks may be used for unknowns
function
linear, linear function non-linear function
constant, coefficient common difference,
common ratio
ordered pair
coordinate grid
origin
intercept
graph
slope proportion
slope-intercept form point-slope form
inversely
standard form
Notation: f(x) =mx + b, f(x)=abx
exponential system of equations
undefined infinite
identical , intersecting
order of operations
identity property associative property commutative property distributive property
Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)
GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications
(Clustered in sets of related words)
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
length, width increase, decrease
greatest, least, fewest, most parallel
perpendicular side, sides
angle, angles right
angle vertices
Notation: right angle symbol (square in corner)
symmetry congruent
vertical horizontal
vertex Notation: 90 or
angle arc
triangular rectangular
height edge face, base
formula
Interior, exterior Notation: side(hash) marks for congruency
diagonal
Notation: , , FG, FG similar
intersecting, adjacent hypotenuse, leg straight, vertical complementary, supplementary
corresponding
Notation: A, m A, ABC
Notation: 3 square centimeters, 3 cm sq,
3cm2
circumference, radius, diameter Notation:
Notation: congruent angle marks
Pythagorean Theorem
perimeter
tool, ruler, yardstick, meter stick, tape
measure, thermometer unit
a.m., p.m.
area
transformation, translation,
reflection, rotation clockwise,
counterclockwise image
volume, surface area, net
three-dimensional
Notation: $5, $0.75, 75?
quadrilateral
cube
capacity
lateral area scale factor
customary, metric
Notation: J, J'
Notation: (x,y) (x+3), y?2)
conversion
temperature degrees
Notation: 15?F, 35?C figure
parallelogram rhombus, kite square, rectangle
trapezoid
prism pyramid
cone cylinder
Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)
DATA ANALYSIS and PROBABILITY
MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications
(Clustered in sets of related words)
GRADE 3
GRADE 4
GRADE 5
GRADE 6
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
data
represent
survey
pictograph tally chart bar graph line plot
timeline Venn diagram
double-bar graph line graph
histogram stem-and-leaf plot
circle graph
scatter plot line of best fit
correlation
table
title label key
mean median range minimum maximum
probability ratio
outcome frequency relative frequency
predict likely, unlikely certain, impossible tree diagram
event random experimental theoretical sample space combinations
frequency table outlier
Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)
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