WASL Vocabulary by Grade Level and Content Strand (from OSPI)

Third Grade

Number and Numeration

·         Terms that may be used:  “about how many”, addition, altogether, =, amount, “closer to”, difference, digit, division, equation ,estimate, even,  fewer than, fewest, greater than, greatest, hundreds, in order, least, less than, more than, most, multiplication, number, number line, odd, ones, operation, place value, round “to the nearest”,  subtraction, sum, tens, thousands, total, whole number

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), expanded form, standard form, word form

·         Terms that may not be used:  addend, approximate, clustering, commutative, compatible numbers, decompose, dividend, divisor, equivalent, expanded notation, front-end estimation (or names of other estimation strategies), identity, , minuend, multiplicand, product, quotient, subtrahend, standard notation

Measurement

·         Terms that may be used:  $, cm, g, in.,  lb, or other common abbreviations, attribute, calendar, cent, centimeter, coin, cup, day, degree, dime, dollar, estimate, foot/feet, g, gallon, gram, high, hour, inch, kilogram, length, liter, lb,  meter, meter stick, mile, milliliter, minute, money, month, nickel, ounce, penny, perimeter, pint, pound, quart, quarter, scale, second, temperature, thermometer, time, ton, unit, weight, wide, width, yard, year

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different)

·         Terms that may not be used:  capacity, mass, metric system, nonstandard units, standard units, U.S. system

·         Students are expected to know the following: 

Geometric Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  above, angle, attribute, below, beside, circle, closed, intersect, left,  line, line segment, number line, open, point, rectangle, right, side, sort, square, triangle

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), congruent (same size and same shape), figure (a closed shape), location, parallelogram - use a picture

·         Terms that may not be used:  hexagon, octagon, pentagon, plane, polygon, rhombus

Probability and Statistics

·         Terms that may be used:  bar graph, data, describe, fewer than, fewest, graph, graph paper, greatest, least, less than, more than, most, number pattern, pattern, pictograph, summary, survey

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), function, mode (most common or most common number)

·         Terms that may not be used:  axis, bar, grid, population, predict, prediction, questionnaire, scale, trend, variable, x-axis, y-axis

Algebraic Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  =, equal, equation, expression, pattern, rule

·         Terms that may not be used:  variable

Fourth Grade

Number and Numeration

·         Terms that may be used:  =, <, >, “about how many”, addition, “closer to”, denominator, difference, digit, division, estimate, estimation, equal to, equation, even, fraction, greater than, greatest, hundreds, hundredths, in order, least, less than, multiplication, number, number line, numerator, odd, ones, operation, place value, product, round, subtraction, sum, tens, tenths, thousands, total, “to the nearest”, whole number

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), divisor, expanded form, standard form, quotient, word form

·         Terms that may not be used:  addend, approximate, associative, clustering, commutative, compatible numbers, decompose, dividend, divisor, equivalent, front-end estimation or names of other estimation strategies, identity, minuend, multiple, multiplicand, property, subtrahend, zero property

Measurement

·         Terms that may be used:  $, cm, g, lb or other common abbreviations, area, attribute, cent, centimeter, cup, day, degree, dime, dollar, foot/feet, gallon, gram, high, hour, inch, kilogram, length, liter, meter, mile, milliliter, millimeter, minute, money, month, nickel, ounce, penny, perimeter, pint, pound, quart, quarter, scale, second, square unit, temperature, thermometer, time, ton, unit, week, weight, wide, width, yard, year

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how the are alike and how they are different), mass

·         Terms that may not be used:  capacity, cubic, evaluate, metric system, nonstandard units, standard units, U.S. system

·         Students are expected to know the following: 

Geometric Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  attribute, circle, congruent, coordinate, figure, graph paper, grid,  hexagon, intersect, line, line segment, location, number line, octagon, ordered pair, parallel, pentagon, perpendicular, point, polygon, rectangle, rhombus, right angle, side, sort, square, symmetry, triangle, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), parallelogram, reflection (flip), translation (slide), quadrilateral, vertex/vertices

·         Terms that may not be used:  plane figure

Probability and Statistics

·         Terms that may be used:  axis, bar graph, chances of, chart, data,  equally likely, fair, graph, graph paper,  impossible, least likely, less likely, likely, line plot, more likely, most likely, none, pattern, pictograph, possible, probably, scale, survey, table, unlikely, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  certain, compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), median (middle number), mode (most common or most common number), uncertain

·         Terms that may not be used: population, ratio, trend, questionnaire, variable

Algebraic Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  <, >, =, equal, equation, expression, number pattern, pattern, predict, rule

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  function

·         Terms that may not be used: evaluate, solve, variable

Fifth Grade

Number and Numeration

·         Terms that may be used:  =, ≠, <, >, “about how many”, addition, “close to”, common denominator, decimal, denominator, difference, digit, , division, equal, equation, equivalent, estimate, even, factor, fraction, greater than, greatest, greatest common factor, hundreds, hundredths, in order, least, least common multiple, less than, mixed numbers, multiples, multiplication,  number, number line, numerator, odd, ones, operation, place value, prime, product, remainder, round, subtraction, sum, tens, tenths, thousands, thousandths, “to the nearest”, value, whole number

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), divisible, expanded form, factor tree, quotient, standard form, word form

·         Terms that will not be used:  addend, approximate, associative, clustering, commutative, compatible numbers, composite, decompose, dividend, divisor,  identity, improper fraction, , front-end estimation or names of other estimation strategies, minuend, multiplicand,  proper fraction, property, relative values, subtrahend, zero property

Measurement

·         Terms that may be used:  $, cm, in, or other common abbreviations, acute angle, angle, area, attribute, centimeter, day, degree, foot/feet, gram, hour, inch, kilogram, kilometer, length, liter, mass, meter, mile, milliliter, millimeter, minute, month, obtuse angle, ounce, perimeter, pound, right angle, second, square unit, ton, unit, week, width, yard, year

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  acre, compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different)

·         Terms that will not be used:  metric system, U.S. system

·         Students are expected to know the following: 

Geometric Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  angle, attribute, congruent, figure, graph paper, graph, grid, hexagon, image, intersect, line, line segment, location, number line, octagon, ordered pair, parallel, pentagon, perpendicular, point,  polygon, rectangle, rhombus, right angle, side, sort, square, symmetry, triangle, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used related to transformations:

-        Translation (slide):  the image of a figure in which every point in the figure moves the same distance in the same direction.

-        Reflection (flip):  the mirror image of a figure on the opposite side of a line.

-        Rotation (turn):  the image of a figure moved through an angle around a point.

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), parallelogram, quadrilateral, translation (slide), reflection (flip), vertex/vertices

·         Terms that will not be used:  coordinate, plane figure

Probability and Statistics

·         Terms that may be used:  axis, chances of, circle graph, data, equally likely, experiment, fair, graph, graph paper, grid, impossible, least likely, less likely, likely, line plot,  more likely, most likely, pattern, pictograph, possible, predict, prediction, probability, probably, sample, scale, survey, unlikely, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  certain, compare (tell how they are alike and how they are different), mean (average), median (middle number), mode (most common or most common number), outcome, questionnaire, uncertain

·         Terms that will not be used:  population, ratio, trend, variable

Algebraic Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  =, ≠, <, >, equal, equation, expression, number pattern, pattern, predict, rule, solve

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  function, sequence

·         Terms that will not be used: evaluate, variable

Sixth Grade

Number and Numeration

·         Terms that may be used:  =, ≠, <, >, ≤, or ≥, addition, decimal, denominator, difference, divisible, division, equation, factor, fraction, greatest common factor, improper fraction, least common multiple, lowest terms, mixed numbers, multiple, multiplication,  number line, numerator, operation,  percent, place value, prime, product, property, ratio, remainder, scale, scale factor, subtraction, sum

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and/or how they are different), evaluate, quotient, simplify

·         Terms that will not be used:  addend, associative, commutative, composite, dividend,  identity, integer, minuend, multiplicand, per, proportional, rational number, reduce, relative value, subtrahend, zero property

Measurement

·         Terms that may be used:  $, cm, ft,  or other common abbreviations, angle, accurate, accuracy, approximate (as an adjective), area, attribute, centimeter, cube, cubic unit, degree, estimate, estimation, foot/feet, gram,  inch, kilogram, kilometer, length, liter, mass, meter, mile, milligram, milliliter, millimeter, perimeter, prism, rectangle, right angle, round, square unit, surface area, unit, volume, yard

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  acre, compare (tell how they are alike and/or how they are different), evaluate

·         Terms that will not be used:  approximate (as a verb), approximation, clustering, compatible numbers, front-end estimation or names of other estimation strategies, metric system, U.S. system

Geometric Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  acute angle, angle, attribute, axis/axes, base, circle, circumference, clockwise, coordinate(s), counterclockwise, cube, degree, diagonal, diameter, dimension, edge, equilateral, face, figure, height, hexagon, image, intersect,  intersecting, isosceles, obtuse angle, octagon, ordered pair, origin, parallel, parallelogram, pentagon, perpendicular, point, polygon, prism, quadrilateral, radius/radii, rectangle, rhombus, right angle, scalene, side, square, symmetry, 3-dimensional, trapezoid, triangle, 2-dimensional, vertex/vertices, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  compare (tell how they are alike and/or how they are different), reflection (flip), rotation (turn), translation (slide)

·         Terms that will not be used:  Cartesian plane, plane, plane figure, quadrant, solid figure

Probability and Statistics

·         Terms that may be used:  axis/axes, circle graph, data, experiment, graph, histogram, horizontal axis, line graph, origin, outcome, population, probability, questionnaire, random, scale, survey, vertical axis, x-axis, y-axis

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  bias, compare (tell how they are alike and/or how they are different), evaluate, event, mean (average), median (middle number), mode (most common or most common number), sample space (all possible outcomes), trend, variable

·         Terms that will not be used:  continuous, discrete, expected value, experimental probability, intercept, measures of central tendency,  permutation, reliability, slope,  theoretical probability

Algebraic Sense

·         Terms that may be used:  =, ≠, <, >, ≤, ≥, equation, expression, formula, pattern, predict, relationship, rule, solve, symbol, unknown

·         Terms that may be used with definitions or examples:  evaluate, function, inequality, interval, sequence, variable

·         Terms that will not be used:  set up