Probability-3rd Grade

What is the best definition of something that is CERTAIN to happen? The cookie jar is full of cookies. When I go to get something out of it, it is CERTAIN that I will....

• get a chocolate cookie

• get a cookie

• get a brownie

• get a piece of cake

When we roll a die, what is the probabilty that we will roll a 5?

• It is CERTAIN will roll a 5.

• It is UNLIKELY we will roll a 5.

• It is LIKELY that we will roll a 5.

• It is IMPOSSIBLE that we roll a 5.

You have 10 red candies. You want to share them with your friends. They cover their eyes and pick one randomly. What are the chances your friends get a red candy?

• IMPOSSIBLE

• UNLIKELY

• CERTAIN

Imagine a bag of small balls. There are 8 orange balls and 2 green balls. You get to choose one from a blind bag. What are the chances that you choose a green ball?

• CERTAIN

• LIKELY

• IMPOSSIBLE

You flip a coin to see who gets to play the new game first. What are your chances to flip the coin on the heads side?

• CERTAIN

• LIKELY

• EQUALLY LIKELY

• EQUALLY LIKELY

• UNLIKELY

Choose an example of something that is IMPOSSIBLE?

• I will have two birthdays.

• It will snow in February.

• There are 24 hours in a day.

• I will have school today.

Choose the sentence that will likely happen?

• I will fall in a mud puddle today.

• I will speak 10 languages.

• I will be a trapeze artist.

• I will go to school for many more years.

When I flip a coin, it is equally likely to get heads or tails. This is a______________chance.

• 50/50

• 100%

It will be hot in the summer.

This statement, based on where we live, is:

• IMPOSSIBLE

• UNLIKELY

• CERTAIN

• LIKELY

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THAT MEATBALLS WILL FALL FROM THE SKY?

• CERTAIN

• LIKELY

• EQUALLY LIKELY

• IMPOSSIBLE