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?
🔴🟢🔴🔴🔴🔴- Ared is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
2You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟡🟡🟡🔵🟡🟡🟡🟡🔵- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
3You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking green impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟢🟡🟡🟢🟡🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
4You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking blue impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟡🟢🟢🟢🟡🟢🟢🟢🟡🟢- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
5You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔵🟡🟡🔵🔵🟡🔵- Ayellow is more likely
- Bblue is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
6You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🟡🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
7You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking red impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔴🔴🟡🔴🔴🔴🔴🟡- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
8You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🔴🔴🟡🔴🟡- Ayellow is more likely
- Bred is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
9You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🟡🟡🟡🟢🟡🟡🟢- Ayellow is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
10You pick one marble from the bag without looking. Is picking yellow impossible, unlikely, likely, or certain?
🔴🔵🔵🔴🔵🔴- Aimpossible
- Bunlikely
- Clikely
- Dcertain
11You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🟡🟢🟡🟢🟡🟢🟡🟢🟡🟢- Ayellow is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
12You pick one marble without looking. Which is true?
🔴🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢- Ared is more likely
- Bgreen is more likely
- CThey are equally likely
Answer key: Likely or unlikely?
- 1. A (red is more likely)
- 2. C (likely)
- 3. B (unlikely)
- 4. A (impossible)
- 5. C (They are equally likely)
- 6. B (unlikely)
- 7. C (likely)
- 8. C (They are equally likely)
- 9. A (yellow is more likely)
- 10. A (impossible)
- 11. C (They are equally likely)
- 12. B (green is more likely)
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