NAMING Position/Words
First (1st), second (2nd)
, third (3rd) , Fourth (4th), … tenth(10th)
Between, odd number, even number, left, altogether, twice, thrice
FRACTIONS
halves, quarters, fifths, tenths, whole, part
COMPARE and ORDER
(1) Great/greater/greatest; as great as, greater
than
(2) Small/smaller/smallest;
as small as, smaller than
(3) Many/More/Most; as many as, more than
(4) Little/Less/Least; as little as, less than
(5) Few/Fewer/Fewest; as few as, fewer than
(6) Long/Longer/Longest; as long as, longer than
(7) Short/Shorter/Shortest; as short as, shorter
than
(8) Tall/Taller/Tallest, taller than, as tall as
(9) Heavy/Heavier/Heaviest;
as heavy as, heavier than
(10) Light/Lighter/Lightest; as light as;
lighter than
EQUAL/ADD/SUBTRACT/MULTIPLY/DIVIDE
EQUAL:
~ value of, same as, answer, represents, means, will be, whole lot
ADD:
~ more than, total, sum of, increase, plus, additional, and
MINUS/SUBTRACT:
~take, decrease, subtract, remove, subtraction, take away, pull, difference, less than, take
MULTIPLCATION:
multiply, times, lots of, by, product of, of, power of, bracket () = square
DIVISION:
~ the fraction line -, divide, /, split, group, out of, give
MONEY
(1) Expensive/More Expensive/Most
Expensive; as expensive as
(2) Cheap/Cheaper/Cheapest; as
cheap as, cheaper than
(3) Mary receives a Change of $20.
(4) Judy’s saving is 80cents.
TIME
1. O’clock 2. Midnight 3. Morning
4. Noon 5. Afternoon 6. Night
7. a.m. 8. p.m. 9. Hour
10. Minutes 11. Seconds 12. Earlier
13. Later 14. Before. 15. After
16. Minutes past 17. Minutes to 18. Quarter past
19. Quarter to 20. Half past 21. Clockwise
22. Anti-clockwise 23. Starting time 24. Finishing time
25. Duration 26. Slower 27. Faster
SHAPE
edge, corner, face, round, curve, straight line
square, rectangle, triangle, trapezium, rhombus, parallelogram, circle,
semicircle, quarter circle
sphere, cylinder, cone, cube, cuboid
<<< tri ~ 3 , quad ~ 4, cir ~ round >>>
GEOMETRY
angle, acute,
obtuse, reflex
perpendicular,
parallel, vertical, horizontal
equilateral
triangle, isosceles triangle, scalene triangle, right-angle triangle
Vertically opposite angles, corresponding angles, alternate angles
turns, rotation, clockwise, anti-clockwise
ADDITIONAL WORDS
Exchange, Transfer, Age, Equal at the start, Finally, Increase by, Altogether
Example
The number of circle is THE SAME AS the number of triangles
The number of circle is EQUAL to the number of triangles
Smallest, Largest
Smallest: of the least value as compared to others
Largest: of the biggest value as compared to others
Example:
(a) 0 ,1 4, 7, 8
(b) 2, 4, 6, 8, 0
(c) 3, 5, 4, 6, 9
(d) 9, 8, 6, 4, 0
Which number-set is arranged in order, beginning with the smallest? (a)
Which number-set is arranged in order, beginning with the largest? (d)
Odd Number
Numbers ending with 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Even Number
Numbers ending with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8
Compare
More Than
4 is more than 3
The number of circles is more than the number of triangles
Less Than
3 is less than 4
The number of triangles is LESS THAN the number of circles
EXPENSIVE/CHEAP
Expensive/More Expensive Cheap/Cheaper
Most Expensive Cheapest
Change
Example
Mary bought a pair of shoes for $30. She gave a $50 notes to the cashier. What is the change she receives from the cashier?
$50 - $30 = $20
Mary receives a change of $20.
TIME
Before, To, Later, After, Past
Before, To, Later, After, Past
START TIME, DURATION, END TIME
MODEL DIAGRAM Terms
FRACTIONS Terms
=>In Model Representation,
The numerator is the shaded portion
The total number of squares is the denominator
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