Classifying Polynomials Worksheet
A Grade 6 math worksheet to help students understand and classify polynomials based on their degree and number of terms.
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Classifying Polynomials
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions to classify the given polynomials.
1. Which of the following is a monomial?
3x + 2
5x^2
x^2 - 4x + 1
7
2. What is the degree of the polynomial 4x^3 - 2x + 5?
1
2
3
5
3. A polynomial with exactly two terms is called a .
4. The degree of a constant polynomial is .
5. A polynomial with the highest power of 2 is called a polynomial.
6. The expression 2/x is a polynomial.
True
False
7. A trinomial has three terms.
True
False
8. Classify the polynomial 7y^4 - 2y^2 + y - 10 by its degree and number of terms.
9. Give an example of a linear binomial.
Match each polynomial with its correct classification.
10. 5x^2 - 3x + 1
a. Monomial
11. -8z^5
b. Binomial
12. 6x + 9
c. Trinomial