Grade 6 Mathematics Test: Probability
Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 30 Marks
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (5 Marks)
(1 Mark Each)
1. Which word best describes the probability of the sun rising tomorrow?
a) Impossible c) Equally likely
b) Unlikely d) Certain
2. A fair six-sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a 4?
1 1
a) c)
6 2
4
b) d) 0
6
3. A bag contains 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. What is the probability of randomly picking a
red marble?
3 7
a) c)
7 10
3 1
b) d)
10 10
4. Which numerical probability represents an event that is impossible?
a) 1 c) 0
1
b) 0.5 d)
4
5. Tossing a fair coin has two possible outcomes: Heads or Tails. What is the probability of landing
on Heads?
a) 0 c) 1
1
b) d) 2
2
Section B: Short Answer Questions (10 Marks)
(2 Marks Each)
6. Classify each of the following events as Certain, Likely, Unlikely, or Impossible:
(a) Rolling an 8 on a standard 6-sided die.
(b) Pulling a green marble from a bag containing 9 green marbles and 1 yellow marble.
7. A box contains cards numbered from 1 to 10. If one card is picked at random, find the probability
of picking an even number. Express your answer as a simplified fraction.
1
8. A spinner is divided into 8 equal sections numbered 1 through 8. Find the probability of spinning a
number greater than 5.
9. In a class of 25 students, 15 students wear glasses and 10 do not. What is the probability that a
randomly chosen student does not wear glasses? Give your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
10. A bag contains 4 red candies, 5 blue candies, and 1 yellow candy. What is the probability of picking
a candy that is not red?
2
Section C: Data & Tables (9 Marks)
(3 Marks Each)
11. A spinner has 4 colored sectors:
• Red: 3 sections
• Blue: 2 sections
• Green: 4 sections
• Yellow: 1 section
(a) What is the total number of sections on the spinner? (1 mark)
(b) What is the probability of landing on Green? (1 mark)
(c) What is the probability of landing on Red or Yellow? (1 mark)
12. Maya rolled a standard 6-sided die 30 times and recorded her outcomes in the table below:
Outcome Frequency
1 4
2 6
3 5
4 7
5 3
6 5
(a) What was the experimental probability of rolling a 4? (1 mark)
(b) What was the experimental probability of rolling an odd number? (2 marks)
2
13. A jar contains red, blue, and white buttons. The probability of picking a red button is and the
5
1
probability of picking a blue button is .
5
(a) What is the probability of picking a red or blue button? (1 mark)
(b) What is the probability of picking a white button? (2 marks)
Section D: Problem Solving (6 Marks)
14. A box contains 20 cards numbered 1 to 20. One card is drawn at random.
(a) List all outcomes that are multiples of 3. (1 mark)
(b) Find the probability of drawing a card with a number that is a multiple of 3. (2 marks)
(c) Find the probability of drawing a card with a prime number. (3 marks)