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Probability in Primary School

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is probability?

a)

A mathematical equation

b)

Measure of likelihood of an event

c)

A random guess

d)

A measure of time

2.

What are dependent events in probability?

a)

Events that are not related to each other.

b)

Events that have no impact on each other.

c)

Events that occur at the same time.

d)

Events where the outcome of one event affects the outcome of another event.

3.

Can you give an example of an independent event?

a)

Flipping a coin

b)

Rolling a dice

c)

Drawing a card from a deck

d)

Choosing a random number between 1 and 10

4.

Can you give an example of a dependent event?

a)

Flipping a coin

b)

Rolling a dice

c)

Choosing a random number

d)

Drawing two cards from a deck without replacement

5.

What is the probability when something is impossible?

a)

0

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

1

6.

What is the probability when something is certain?

a)

0

b)

1/4

c)

1/2

d)

1

7.
What is the probability of flipping a coin and getting tails?
a)
1/2
b)
1/3
c)
1/4
d)
Never, Tails never fails.
8.
Find the probability of rolling greater than a 1 on a single die.
a)
6/6
b)
5/6
c)
4/6
d)
1/6
9.

What is the probability of landing on a B?

a)

3/8

b)

1/8

c)

2/8

d)

5/8

10.

A bag has 10 blue marbles and 2 red marbles. Which word best describes my probability of picking out a RED marble?

a)

impossible

b)

unlikely

c)

equally likely

d)

likely

11.

A bag has 10 blue marbles and 7 red marbles. Which fraction matches my probability of picking out a RED marble?

a)

7/10

b)

10/7

c)

7/17

d)

10/17

12.

Looking at the picture, what is the probability that I will pick a green ball out of the bag?

a)

4

b)

4/10

c)

1/2

d)

4/6

13.
What is the likelihood of getting yellow?
a)
1 out of 12
b)
1 out of 8
c)
3 out of 12
d)
5 out of 7
14.
If I roll a dice, what is likelihood that I will land on a 3?
a)
3 out of 6
b)
1 out of 8
c)
1 out of 6
d)
5 out of 7
15.

If Mariana spins this spinner, she will MOST likely land on –

a)

orange

b)

blue

c)

red

d)

yellow

16.
You flip a coin twice.  What is the complete sample space of possible combinations?
a)
HH, HT, TH, TT
b)
H, T
c)
HH, HT, TT
17.
What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a number cube?
a)
3/6
b)
1/6
c)
1/4
18.

Which color marble is unlikely to be pulled from the jar?

a)

Green

b)

Red

c)

Blue

19.

What is probability?

a)

The ability to "prob" something

b)

The likelihood that an event will occur

c)

Another name for a fraction

20.

If I flip a coin, the probability of getting either heads or tails is 50%.

True or False.

a)

True

b)

False