EQAO Vocab

Thursday, September 17, 2015

1.Growing pattern: A pattern that shows terms increasing.
2.Shrinking Pattern: A pattern that shows terms decreasing.
3.Term: One number in a number pattern.
4. Pattern Rule: Describes how to make a particular pattern.
5. Recursive pattern: A pattern in which each term can be found by
applying the pattern rule to the previous term.
Thursday, October 1, 2015
1.Divisible: When a number can be divided equally by another number with
no remainder.
2. Inverse Operation: The opposite operation. For addition, subtraction is
the inverse operation. For division, multiplication is the inverse operation.
3.Consecutive: To follow one another in an uninterrupted order. For
example 1,2,3,4,5 are consecutive numbers.
4.Prime Number: can be divided evenly only by 1 or the number itself.
Ex: 7=(1x7) (7x1)
5.Composite Number: Can be divided evenly by number other than 1 or
itself. Ex: 6=(1x6) (2x3) (6x1) (3x2)

Friday, October 19, 2015

1. To Demonstrate: Used to introduce an example.

2. Meanwhile: Used to indicate something that happens at the same time.
3. Specifically: Used to indicate a particular (specific) example.
4. In Other Words: Term used to clarify.
5. Furthermore: a word that means In addition or also.
Tuesday, October 28, 2015
1. Adjective: is a descriptive word that describes a noun. Ex: a red hat.
2. Adverb: A word that describes a verb. Ex: He ran quickly.
3. Verb: A word that tells the action. Ex:He ran.
4. Define: Give meaning to the word or phrase. Add details so that you can
it apart from similar things.
5. Describe: Create a mental picture for reader. Give characteristics and
key features.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
1. Line Graph: Is best for displaying data that changes over time. Ex:
weather, price, height.
2. Circle Graph: Is best when showing comparisons of parts of a whole. Ex:
fraction of a day you sleep.
3. Bar Graph: Is best for showing data that is in catagories. Ex: favourite
colours in your class.

4. Bias: A graph with bias shows data in a way that someone else wants
you to see them. It does not truly represent the data.
5. Compare: Tell what is the same and different. Ex: Venn Diagram (Give
examples on both sides)
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
1. Sound Words/Onomatopoeia: Using words that imitate the sounds
associated with the objects or actions to which they refer. Ex: snap,
crackle, pop is Rice Krispies Slogan.
2. Symbol: A person, place or thing that represents an abstract,idea or
concept. Ex: A rock is a symbol of strength.
3. Simile: Using words such as like or as when comparing. Ex: She is as
fast as a cheetah.
4. Metaphor: A comparison between two things that are different. Ex: The
snow is a white blanket.
5. Personification: Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. Ex.
The wind howled in the night.
6. Overstatement /Hyperbole: Using a figure of speech in which
exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. Ex: I will die if I dont pass this
exam.

Thursday November 26th, 2015

Mean, Median, Mode Riddle:
Hey diddle diddle the median's in the middle,
you add and divide for the mean,
the mode is the one that appears the most

and the range is the difference in between.

Friday, November 27, 2015
1. Mean: Mean is the average. Its also the meanest because it takes the
most time to figure it out.
2. Median: Median is the middle. They both have a D in their name also
they have the same number of letters.
3. Mode: Mode is the most. They both start with mo also they have the
same number of letters.
4. Understatement: Writing something opposite to what is expected or
something less than expected. EX: Yesterday was a little cool the
temperature was -34.
5. Sensory Details: Describe using your senses
(touch, taste, smell, see, sound)
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
1. Alliteration: When 2 or more words in the same sentence or row that
start with the same letter or sound.
2. Repetition: When the same word or phrase are repeated to emphasise
the word to make a message clear. Ex. Poem
3.Explain/Explain your thinking: Use mathematical symbols or word to
make a clear and understandable math solution is correct.
4. Justify: The response must give reasons,evidence and/or calculations to
show why an answer is right.
5. List: Response must include information in point form.

Monday January 11 2016

1. Broken Line Graph: A graph showing data points joined by line segments
to show a trend/meaning. They represent changes in data over time. An
example includes a broken line graph showing monthly temperature
averages for two different locations. You use different colours for the line to
represent each city so it is easier to compare trends.
2. Inference: A conclusion we reach by reasoning or using common sense.
3. Population: When conducting a survey, the population is the entire group
being discussed.
4. Coordinates: The numbers in an ordered pair that locate a point on the
grid. Ex. (X, Y) (2, 3)
5. Origin: Is the point where the horizontal and vertical axes meet.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
1.Congruent: When two angles measure the same. Ex. A square - All sides
are equal.
2. Right Angle: A 90 degree angle. An angle that looks like an L.
3. Vertex: A point where two lines meet. (Corner)
4. Zero Edge: A line on the protractor that is equal to zero.
5. Straight Angle: Measures 180 ( a straight line)
6. Reflex Angle: measures between 180 and 360
7. Acute Angle: Measures less than 90
8. Obtuse Angle: Measures between 90and 180

Friday February 5 2016

1. Convex Polygon: A polygon with ALL angles less than 180
2. Concave Polygon: A Polygon at least one angle greater than 180
3. Isometric Drawing: A drawing of an object on triangular dot paper as
object would appear in 3D.
4. Rectangular prism: A solid with 2 bases. (A 3D rectangle)
5. Rectangular Pyramid: A solid with 1 base. To remember, think of a
pyramid in Egypt or the Y flipped over looks like a pyramid.
6. Cube: A solid with 6 congruent (equal) sides.
7. Polygon: A shape with 4 or more sides.
Monday February 22 2016
1. Surface Area: The sum (total) of the areas of the faces of a polygon
2. Rhombus: A quadrilateral with 4 sides
3. Quadrilateral: a figure with 4 sides
4. Circumference: The distance around a circle.
5. Homonyms: Words that sound the same but have a different meaning
and spelling. Ex: sun, son.
Thursday March 3 2016
1. Predict: The answer must identify what may happen based on the info
provided in the reading on math questions.

2. Summarize: The answer must identify the main idea and give the most
relevant details supporting it in the original text.
3. Determine: The answer must show a solution to a problem using logical
reasoning or math.
4. Identify: Question can ask for the name, place, thing or reason . The
answer must use information from the reading.
5. Line Symmetry: A figure that can be divided into two congruent (equal)
parts. If we fold the figure along its line of symmetry the parts will match.
Tuesday March 22 2016
1. Cubic Units: A unit to measure volume and capacity. Ex. cubic cm=cm 2
2. Volume: The amount of space occupied by an object. It is measured in
cubic centimetres.
Formula: V= LxWxH or V= base area x H.
3. Capacity: A measure of how much a container can hold.
4. Linear Units: Only one dimension. Can be measured in centimetres,
metres, kilometres. (distance)
5. Square Units: A flat surface that has 2 dimensions. The area it covers is
measured in cm2, m2 and square centimetres.
Tuesday March 29 2016
1. Descriptive Writing: (To describe) written to list the characteristics of
something using senses and adjectives.
2. Explanatory (Expository) Writing: (to explain) written to give details of
how something came to be or how something works.

3. Procedural Writing: (to instruct) written to explain the steps necessary to

do something.
4. Persuasive Writing: (to persuade) gives and promotes writer`s point of
view with a goal of convincing others by arguing a case (debate).
5. Recount Writing: (to recount) tells past events and aims to inform or
entertain the reader.
6. Narrative Writing: (to share or narrate) tells the reader a story or
describes and comments on life, often includes dialogue.