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Likelihood of an Event

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Picking a green marble from a box that has 5 red marbles, 6 green marbles and 4 blue marbles

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

2.

Getting a 0 from a bag that contains the number 1 to 9

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

3.

Choosing the letter "t" from the word "mathematics"

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

4.

Rolling a standard die and getting a number smaller than 5

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

5.

A wash towel getting wet after pouring water on it

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

6.

Drawing a 12 of spades from a standard deck of poker cards

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

7.

Selecting a day in March from the annual calendar

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

likely

d)

certain

8.

There is an equal chance of getting heads or tails when flipping a coin

a)

true

b)

false

9.

A birthday party is to be held on a weekend. So it is certain that the party will be held on Thursday.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

There is an equal chance of getting an even number or an odd number when rolling a standard die.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

It is impossible to pick a green pen from a bag containing red and blue pens.

a)

true

b)

false

12.

Drawing a number from a bag that has odd numbers from 1 to 15. How many number of possible outcomes from that experiment?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

13.

Picking a sock from a drawer that only has blue socks. How many number of possible outcomes from that experiment?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

14.

Drawing a bead from a bag that contains 3 yellow beads, 3 red beads and 2 blue beads. How many number of possible outcomes from that experiment?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

An event is ... if it has a low chance of happening / something that probably won’t happen.

a)

impossible

b)

certain

c)

likely

d)

unlikely