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Chance and Probability

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What combination is impossible?

a)

red and red

b)

black and white

c)

blue and yellow

d)

green and yellow

2.

Jane takes a shape from a box without looking. Which box gives Jane the best chance of taking a sphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

What is she likely to land on?

a)

cloud

b)

heart

c)

star

d)

crescent

4.

On which spinner are you less likely to land on white?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

What is Clive more likely to pull out of the box?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

6.

Which image shows the coin landed on heads four times and tails five times?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

On which of these spinners is the arrow more likely to land on black?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

There are 50 presents in the basket. Only one of these presents is a toy car. Liz takes one of the presents without looking. Which word describes the chances of pulling out the toy car?

a)

certain

b)

impossible

c)

likely

d)

unlikely

9.

If you select a marble without looking, what are the chances you’ll select a black one?

a)

certain

b)

impossible

c)

likely

d)

unlikely

10.

What word best describes the chances of pulling out a red ball?

a)

certain

b)

impossible

c)

likely

d)

unlikely

11.

If a ball is chosen at random, what are the chances of picking out a yellow ball?

a)

one out of five

b)

one out of seven

c)

two out of nine

d)

three out of twelve

12.

If Stan chose a cake at random, what is the probability he’d choose a cake with four candles?

a)

four out of eight

b)

two out of seven

c)

one out of eight

d)

three out of six

13.

Each roll of a die is independent. That means:

a)

Each roll of the die makes no difference to any other roll.

b)

Each roll of the die makes a difference to other rolls.

c)

I will always roll 2.

d)

I can never roll 4.

14.

I roll 6. What are the chances that the next roll will also be a 6.

a)

more likely

b)

less likely

c)

the same as any number.

d)

I will certainly roll a 6 next.