Probability Quizzes: Test Your Chance and Likelihood Skills

Question 1

Which of these is an example of an impossible event?

Accepted Answer

Picking a red ball from a bag of only blue balls

Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Rolling a dice and getting a 7

Answer

Drawing an ace from a deck of cards

Question 2

Which of these is the opposite of an event with a probability of 0?

Accepted Answer

An event with a probability of 1

Answer

An event with a probability of 0.5

Answer

An unlikely event

Answer

An event that will definitely happen

Question 3

Which of these is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

A game where both players have an equal chance of winning

Answer

A game where one player has an advantage

Answer

A game where the outcome is determined by luck

Answer

A game where the outcome is always predictable

Question 4

When you roll a six-sided die, which number will you never see?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 5

Imagine you have a bag filled with marbles. There are five red marbles and three blue marbles inside. If you reach in and pick a marble without looking, what is the chance of picking a red marble?

Accepted Answer

Five out of eight

Answer

Three out of eight

Answer

One out of five

Answer

One out of eight

Question 6

Let's think about a spinner with four equal parts colored red, yellow, green, and blue. If you spin the spinner once, what is the chance of it landing on yellow?

Accepted Answer

One out of four

Answer

One out of two

Answer

One out of eight

Answer

One out of sixteen

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a way to express probability?

Accepted Answer

Twice as likely

Answer

One out of two

Answer

50%

Answer

0.75

Question 8

What is NOT a way to represent probability?

Accepted Answer

Rainbow

Answer

Fraction

Answer

Decimal

Answer

Percentage

Question 9

A box contains 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the chance of picking a red marble?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Question 10

A box contains 6 red balls, 4 blue balls and 2 yellow balls. What is the chance of NOT picking a yellow ball?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 11

A game has a 1 in 4 chance of winning. What is the chance of NOT winning?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a fair game?

Accepted Answer

Spinning a spinner with unequal sections

Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Rolling a dice

Answer

Drawing a card from a deck

Question 13

Which event is most likely to happen when you roll a six-sided dice?

Accepted Answer

Rolling an even number

Answer

Rolling 3

Answer

Rolling the number 2

Answer

Rolling a number greater than 4

Question 14

You have a bag with 5 marbles, 2 red and 3 blue. If you pick a marble without looking, what is the probability of picking a red marble?

Accepted Answer

2/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Question 15

Which of these is a good way to predict the outcome of an experiment?

Accepted Answer

Performing multiple trials of the experiment

Answer

Tossing a coin

Answer

Consulting a magic book

Answer

Rolling a dice

Question 16

You have a bag with 10 marbles: 5 red, 3 blue, and 2 green. You draw one marble from the bag without looking. What is the probability of drawing a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/10

Question 17

Which of the following is most likely to happen when you flip a fair coin 100 times?

Accepted Answer

You will get exactly 50 heads and 50 tails

Answer

You will get slightly more heads than tails

Answer

You will get more tails than heads

Answer

You will get twice as many heads as tails

Question 18

A spinner has 4 equal-sized parts, coloured red, blue, green and yellow. If the spinner is spun once, what is the chance of it landing on red?

Accepted Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 5

Question 19

A dice is rolled. What is the chance of getting a number greater than 4?

Accepted Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 5

Answer

1 in 6

Question 20

In a probability experiment, we investigate the chance of different outcomes happening. Which of these is an example of a probability experiment?

Accepted Answer

Rolling a dice

Answer

Washing your hands

Answer

Watching a movie

Question 21

A standard dice has 6 sides, numbered from 1 to 6. If you roll a dice, what is the chance of rolling an even number?

Accepted Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 4

Question 22

There are 5 red marbles and 3 green marbles in a bag. If you pick one marble without looking, what is the chance of picking a green marble?

Accepted Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 8

Question 23

When thinking about the chance of something happening, which of these can affect the probability?

Accepted Answer

The number of possible outcomes

Answer

What happened in the past

Answer

What you want to happen

Question 24

What is the opposite of an event that is unlikely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A certain event

Answer

A possible event

Answer

An impossible event

Question 25

When you toss a coin, what is the chance of getting a head?

Accepted Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 4

Question 26

Imagine you want to win a prize in a raffle. What is one way to increase your chances of winning?

Accepted Answer

Buying more raffle tickets

Answer

Wishing really hard

Answer

Praying

Question 27

Which of the following events is more likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

Rolling an even number on a dice

Answer

Rolling a 6 on a dice

Answer

Rolling a number less than 5 on a dice

Answer

Rolling a specific number on a dice

Question 28

Which of the following events may or may not happen?

Accepted Answer

A coin will land on heads

Answer

The sun will rise tomorrow

Answer

The earth is round

Answer

There are 24 hours in a day

Question 29

Which of these is NOT a way to describe probability?

Accepted Answer

Emoji

Answer

Fraction

Answer

Percentage

Answer

Decimal

Question 30

A bag has 3 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. What is the probability of picking a red marble?

Accepted Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 5

Question 31

Which is more likely to happen: rolling a 6 on a dice or rolling an even number?

Accepted Answer

Rolling an even number

Answer

Rolling a 6

Answer

They are equally likely

Answer

Neither is likely

Question 32

Which of these does NOT affect probability?

Accepted Answer

Colour of the dice

Answer

Number of possible outcomes

Answer

Favourable outcomes

Answer

Size of the coin

Question 33

If you roll a fair dice, what is the chance of getting a 6?

Accepted Answer

1 in 6

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Answer

1 in 4

Question 34

What does NOT affect the likelihood of an event happening?

Accepted Answer

Our personal feelings

Answer

The number of possible outcomes

Answer

The number of favorable outcomes

Answer

The size of the sample space

Question 35

Which of these is an event that is sure to happen?

Accepted Answer

Drawing a red marble from a bag of only red marbles

Answer

Rolling a 6 on a dice

Answer

Flipping a coin and getting heads

Answer

Getting a number greater than 10 when rolling a dice

Question 36

What is a fair game?

Accepted Answer

A game where both players have an equal chance of winning

Answer

A game where one person has a better chance of winning

Answer

A game where the result is already decided

Answer

A game where the rules are unclear

Question 37

You have a spinning top with 4 different colors. What is the chance of it landing on red?

Accepted Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 8

Answer

1 in 16

Question 38

You roll a dice and get a 4. What is the chance of rolling a 6 on your next roll?

Accepted Answer

1 in 6

Answer

1 in 4

Answer

1 in 2

Answer

1 in 3

Question 39

Imagine a bag with 6 red marbles and 8 blue marbles inside. What is the chance or probability of choosing a red marble?

Accepted Answer

3 out of 14

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

2 out of 5

Question 40

Think of a bag with 5 white balls and 7 black balls. If you draw two balls one after the other without putting the first ball back, what's the probability or chance that the first ball is white and the second ball is black?

Accepted Answer

5 out of 12

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

7 out of 12

Answer

1 out of 5

Question 41

Imagine a bag with 3 red marbles, 4 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If you draw a marble at random, what's the probability or chance of picking a marble that's not green?

Accepted Answer

9 out of 10

Answer

1 out of 10

Answer

1 out of 5

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 42

Imagine a spinner with 6 sections, numbered 1 to 6. What's the probability or chance of landing on a number that's a multiple of 3 when you spin it once?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 43

Imagine tossing a coin 3 times. What's the probability or chance of getting at least one tail?

Accepted Answer

7 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 8

Question 44

Imagine a bag with 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 4 green marbles. If you draw a marble at random, what's the probability or chance of picking a marble that's either red or blue?

Accepted Answer

8 out of 12

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 45

I have a bag with 5 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of picking a red marble?

Accepted Answer

5 out of 8

Answer

3 out of 8

Answer

2 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 46

A spinner has 4 equal sections: red, blue, green, and yellow. What is the likelihood of landing on green?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

2 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 3

Question 47

In a class of 10 students, 4 have brown hair. What is the chance that a randomly chosen student has brown hair?

Accepted Answer

4 out of 10

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

6 out of 10

Question 48

A coin is flipped twice. What is the probability of getting heads both times?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 2

Question 49

There are 12 different pencils in a box: 4 red, 5 blue, and 3 green. What is the chance of choosing a blue or green pencil?

Accepted Answer

8 out of 12

Answer

4 out of 12

Answer

5 out of 12

Answer

3 out of 12

Question 50

A spinner is divided into 6 equal sections, each with a different color. What is the likelihood of not landing on blue?

Accepted Answer

5 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 6

Answer

2 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 2