πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Virginia SOL 4.PS.2
🎲 Likely or unlikely?
How likely something is (impossible to certain), and probability as a fraction
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟢🟡🟢🟢🟡🟡🟢🟡- Agreen is more likely
- Byellow is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
2You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking red impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
3You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔴🟡🔴🔴🔴🔴- Ared is more likely
- Byellow is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
4You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟢🔵🟢🟢🔵🔵🟢🔵- Agreen is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
5You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking blue impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔵🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
6You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔵🔵🔵🔵🔴🔵🔵🔴- Ablue is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
7You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟡- Ayellow is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
8You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking red impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔴🔴🔴🔵🔴🔴- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
9You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔴🟡🔴🟡🔴🟡🔴🟡🔴- Ayellow is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
10You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔴🟡🟡🟡🟡- Ayellow is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
11You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟢🔵🟢🟢🟢🟢- Agreen is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
12You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟢🟡🟢🟢🟡🟢🟢- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
Answer key: Likely or unlikely?
- 1. C (They are equally likely)
- 2. B (unlikely)
- 3. A (red is more likely)
- 4. C (They are equally likely)
- 5. C (likely)
- 6. A (blue is more likely)
- 7. C (They are equally likely)
- 8. C (likely)
- 9. C (They are equally likely)
- 10. A (yellow is more likely)
- 11. A (green is more likely)
- 12. C (likely)
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