Maya's Animal Rescue Percentages Vocabulary Match | Free Printable Vocabulary Worksheet with Answer Key

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Match 8 key Percentages vocabulary words to their definitions. Animal Rescue theme keeps kids engaged. Answer key included (CCSS.MATH.6.RP.A.3C).

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What is included

✓ 8 key Percentages vocabulary words

✓ Scrambled definitions to match

✓ Animal Rescue theme to keep kids motivated

✓ Bonus challenge — write sentences using vocabulary

✓ Answer key on page 2

✓ Print-ready PDF — Letter size

✓ standard difficulty level

About This Activity

Maya rushed injured animals into the rescue shelter, tracking every recovery.

Teacher Tip

Have students create a rescue shelter tally board: record 8 rescued animals out of 20 total, then challenge students to express that data as a fraction, decimal, equivalent fraction, and percent — connecting every vocabulary word to one real shelter scenario.

Vocabulary Words

PERCENTA number that shows a part out of every 100 total.

RATIOA comparison of two amounts, like rescued dogs to total animals.

PROPORTIONTwo equal ratios showing the same relationship between different amounts.

BENCHMARKA familiar reference value, like 50%, used to estimate other amounts.

DECIMALA number written with a dot, like 0.75, representing part of a whole.

EQUIVALENTTwo values that look different but represent the exact same amount.

NUMERATORThe top number in a fraction showing how many pieces you have.

DENOMINATORThe bottom number in a fraction showing the total equal pieces overall.

About this Grade 6 Percentages Vocabulary Worksheet

This printable vocabulary match worksheet helps Grade 6 Math students learn key Percentages terms. The Animal Rescue theme makes vocabulary practice engaging while students build academic language skills. Includes answer key and bonus writing challenge (CCSS.MATH.6.RP.A.3C).