Probability and Chance: Interactive Learning Quizzes for Sixth Graders

Question 1

Which option is NOT a type of probability we have discussed in class?

Accepted Answer

Expected probability

Answer

Theoretical probability

Answer

Experimental probability

Answer

Subjective probability

Question 2

You roll a dice. What is the approximate probability of getting a number greater than 3?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

0.1%

Answer

1%

Answer

90%

Question 3

Which of the following games can be considered fair?

Accepted Answer

A coin toss

Answer

A lottery

Answer

A game of chance where one player has a clear advantage over the other.

Answer

A game where the odds are stacked against one player.

Question 4

A bag has 5 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 2 green marbles. If you pick a marble at random, what's the chance it will be blue?

Accepted Answer

3 in 10

Answer

1 in 5

Answer

1 in 2

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an example of a chance event?

Accepted Answer

The number of days in a week

Answer

The sun rising tomorrow

Answer

Winning a lottery

Answer

A coin landing on heads

Question 6

A bag contains 8 marbles: 3 red, 2 blue, and 3 green. If you draw a marble at random, what is the probability of drawing a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/8

Question 7

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

The weather

Answer

Number of possible outcomes

Answer

Number of favorable outcomes

Answer

Size of the sample space

Question 8

You are playing a game where you roll two dice. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 8?

Accepted Answer

5/36

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/9

Answer

1/12

Question 9

You toss a coin 20 times and get heads 12 times. What is the experimental probability of getting heads?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

2/3

Answer

1/4

Question 10

What is the probability of drawing an ace from a standard deck of cards?

Accepted Answer

1/13

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 11

Which event depends on chance and has uncertain outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Growing a plant

Answer

The sun setting in the west

Answer

Getting a good night's sleep

Question 12

True or False: The outcome of one spin of a spinner can affect the outcome of the next spin.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 13

If a bag contains 8 blue marbles and 4 red marbles, what is the probability of drawing a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Question 14

Which of the following factors does NOT influence the probability of an event?

Accepted Answer

Personal beliefs

Answer

Number of possible outcomes

Answer

Type of event

Answer

Past data

Question 15

Which situation has a low probability of happening?

Accepted Answer

Winning a lottery with a single ticket

Answer

Getting heads when flipping a coin

Answer

Driving safely on a familiar route

Answer

Rolling a 5 on a dice

Question 16

Which activity demonstrates a chance event?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Measuring the temperature outside

Answer

Counting the number of students in class

Answer

Predicting the weather next week

Question 17

What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard six-sided dice?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Question 18

A bag contains 5 red marbles, 4 green marbles, and 3 blue marbles. What is the probability of drawing a green or blue marble?

Accepted Answer

2/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/4

Question 19

Which of these actions describes a chance event?

Accepted Answer

Tossing a coin

Answer

Driving to school

Answer

Getting a haircut

Answer

Eating breakfast

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a factor that can influence the result of a chance event?

Accepted Answer

Skill

Answer

Randomness

Answer

Bias

Answer

Luck

Question 21

Which of these games is considered fair because all players have an equal chance of winning?

Accepted Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Rolling a loaded die

Answer

Drawing a card from a stacked deck

Answer

Playing roulette

Question 22

If you toss a coin twice in a row, what is the probability of getting heads both times?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

3 out of 4

Answer

1

Question 23

When rolling a standard six-sided die, what is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

2 out of 3

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT an example of a random event?

Accepted Answer

Walking to school

Answer

Flipping a coin

Answer

Rolling a dice

Answer

Drawing a card from a deck

Question 25

A spinner is divided into 6 equal sections, each marked with a different color. What is the chance of spinning the color blue?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 6

Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 5

Question 26

Which of the following describes a fair game?

Accepted Answer

A game where both players have an equal chance of winning.

Answer

A game where one player has a greater chance of winning.

Answer

A game where the outcome is always the same.

Answer

A game where it is impossible to win.

Question 27

True or False: The chance of an event can be greater than 1.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 28

In a class of 20 students, 8 wear glasses. If you pick a student at random, what is the chance that they wear glasses?

Accepted Answer

2 out of 5

Answer

3 out of 5

Answer

4 out of 5

Answer

5 out of 5

Question 29

What is the difference between theoretical probability and experimental probability?

Accepted Answer

Theoretical probability is based on calculations, while experimental probability is based on experiments.

Answer

Experimental probability is based on calculations, while theoretical probability is based on experiments.

Answer

They are the same thing.

Answer

Theoretical probability is always accurate, while experimental probability is not.

Question 30

You flip a coin twice. What is the chance of getting heads both times?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 8

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 16

Question 31

A survey asks students their favorite subject, with 30% saying Math, 40% saying Science, and the rest English. What is the chance of randomly choosing a student who likes English?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

30%

Answer

40%

Answer

60%

Question 32

The chance of winning a lottery is 1 in 100,000. What is the chance of not winning?

Accepted Answer

99,999 out of 100,000

Answer

1 out of 100,000

Answer

100,000 out of 1

Answer

0

Question 33

A company surveyed 200 employees and found that 60% drive to work. What is the chance that a randomly chosen employee does not drive to work?

Accepted Answer

0.4

Answer

0.6

Answer

0.8

Answer

1

Question 34

Which of these activities does NOT involve chance?

Accepted Answer

Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

Answer

Tossing a coin.

Answer

Rolling a dice.

Answer

Flipping a pancake.

Question 35

Which of these situations represents a fair chance event?

Accepted Answer

Drawing a card from a shuffled deck.

Answer

Flipping a coin that has two heads.

Answer

Rolling a dice that has a larger side for one number.

Answer

Picking a marble from a bag where most of the marbles are blue.

Question 36

You spin a spinner with 6 equal sections, each marked with a number from 1 to 6. What is the probability of the spinner stopping on a number greater than 4?

Accepted Answer

1 out of 3

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 5

Answer

1 out of 6

Question 37

What is the chance of getting at least one head when you flip two coins?

Accepted Answer

3 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 4

Answer

1 out of 2

Answer

1 out of 1

Question 38

Which of these is an example of 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 results are always the same

Answer

A game where luck is the only thing that matters

Question 39

A bag has 3 red marbles, 2 blue marbles, and 5 green marbles. What is the probability of selecting a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

2/10

Answer

1/10

Answer

3/10

Answer

5/10

Question 40

A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections, numbered from 1 to 8. What is the probability of landing on an even number?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/8

Answer

3/8

Question 41

You flip a coin twice. What is the probability of getting heads on both flips?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Question 42

When rolling a dice, which outcome is impossible?

Accepted Answer

Rolling a 7

Answer

Rolling an even number

Answer

Rolling an odd number

Answer

Rolling a prime number

Question 43

A bag contains 5 red balls and 5 blue balls. If you pick one ball without looking, what is the probability of choosing a red ball?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

3/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

2/5

Question 44

Which of the following scenarios represents a certain event?

Accepted Answer

The sun will rise tomorrow

Answer

Winning the lottery

Answer

Rolling a 6 on a dice

Answer

Raining tomorrow

Question 45

A bag contains 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles. If you randomly select a marble, what is the probability of picking a blue marble?

Accepted Answer

3/5

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/5

Answer

2/5

Question 46

You roll a dice. What is the probability of rolling a number that is both even and prime?

Accepted Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Answer

2/3