3rd GRADE MATH ACHIEVEMENT TEST VOCABULARY
The following are words, phrases related to the 3rd Grade Math Achievement Test. They are organized according to each standard. Familiarizing the students with these words will be beneficial to them. It is by no means all-inclusive. We will continue to add to them as we become more familiar with the test, its format and content.
Number, Number Sense and Operations:
Bean bag (bean bag toss)
Compare and order - <, >, =, ≤, ≥
Decimals
Fraction
Fraction models
Highest score
In order (smallest to largest)
Money, coin and paper bills
Number blocks
Number sentence
Place value
Reasonable estimate for sum of ..
Set of fractions
Show how you found your answer using pictures, words, or numbers.
Structure of base ten
Sum
Whole number
Measurement:
Centimeter ruler
Clock
Elapsed Time
Grams
Length – miles, kilometers etc.
Measure
Side(s)
Temperature – Fahrenheit/Celsius
Thermometer
Time – nearest minute
Triangle
Use your centimeter ruler to measure the length of each side of the triangle etc.
Volume, capacity – gallons etc.
Weight – ounces, grams, pounds, kilograms etc.
Width
Describe the rule for the pattern.
Input-output boxes (table)
Number sentence
Rule for the input-output box
Total # of___
Which number makes the number sentence true?
Write the missing numbers to continue the pattern.
Data Analysis and Probability:
Chart
Data
Graph – bar, picture, line, line plot, timeline
How many more..
Icon/symbol equals a certain number on the picture graph
Make a picture graph.
Mode of the data
One possible way..
Predict
Table
Tally marks
Use the data in the chart to..
Geometry and Spatial Sense:
Angle(s)- acute, right, obtuse, straight
Complete the table
Coordinates
Edge(s)
Face(s)
Figure(s)
Greater than a right angle, less than
Grid
Hexagon
Identify and draw a right, acute, obtuse, angle etc.
Lines of symmetry
Locations in coordinates
Number of sides, angles
Shapes
Side(s)
Symmetry- symmetrical
Three-dimensional shapes
Two-dimensional shapes
Vertex
Verbs/Processes:
Add
Chart
Complete the table, chart etc.
Construct
Create
Divide
Draw
Explain
Multiply
Predict
Read
Show
Solve
Subtract
Support
Show
Use
Write
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