Paraprofessional Test (key words to know 2023)
Mode
The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers. There may be one, more
then one, or none.
Fraction
A way of representing part of a whole or part of a group by telling the number of equal
parts in the whole and the number of those parts you are describing.
X Axis
On coordinate grid, the horizontal axis.
Order of operations
Rules describing what sequence to use in evaluating expressions: (1) evaluate within
grouping symbols (2) do powers or roots (3) multiply or divide left to right (4) add or
subtract left to right
Rectangle
A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides and four right angles
Graph
A drawing that shows a relationship between sets of data.
Y Axis
On a coordinate grid, the vertical axis.
Square
A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.
Weight
A measure of the heaviness of an object
Sum
The result of addition
Standard unit of measurement
A unit of measurement that is always the same
Place Value
The value of the position of a digit in a number
Non- Standard unit of measurement
A unit of measurement from the everyday environment that differs
Median
When the number are arranged from least to greatest, the middle number of a set of
numbers, or the mean of two middle numbers when the set has two middle numbers.
Hundred chart
A grid filled with numbers 1-100, great strategy for place value.
Difference
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another
Mean
A number found by dividing the sum of two or more addends by the number of addends.
Often referred to as the average.
Product
The result of multiplication
Quotient
The result of division
Mode
The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers. There may be one, more
then one, or none.
Fraction
A way of representing part of a whole or part of a group by telling the number of equal
parts in the whole and the number of those parts you are describing.
X Axis
On coordinate grid, the horizontal axis.
Order of operations
Rules describing what sequence to use in evaluating expressions: (1) evaluate within
grouping symbols (2) do powers or roots (3) multiply or divide left to right (4) add or
subtract left to right
Rectangle
A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides and four right angles
Graph
A drawing that shows a relationship between sets of data.
Y Axis
On a coordinate grid, the vertical axis.
Square
A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.
Weight
A measure of the heaviness of an object
Sum
The result of addition
Standard unit of measurement
A unit of measurement that is always the same
Place Value
The value of the position of a digit in a number
Non- Standard unit of measurement
A unit of measurement from the everyday environment that differs
Median
When the number are arranged from least to greatest, the middle number of a set of
numbers, or the mean of two middle numbers when the set has two middle numbers.
Hundred chart
A grid filled with numbers 1-100, great strategy for place value.
Difference
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another
Mean
A number found by dividing the sum of two or more addends by the number of addends.
Often referred to as the average.
Product
The result of multiplication
Quotient
The result of division
