Multiple Choice Test: Probability of Simple Events
Instructions: Choose the correct answer for each question.
1. What is the probability of rolling a 3 on a fair six-sided die?
a) 1/6
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 2/3
2. A bag contains 5 red balls, 3 blue balls, and 2 green balls. What is
the probability of drawing a red ball?
a) 1/2
b) 1/3
c) 5/10
d) 2/5
3. If you flip a fair coin, what is the probability of getting heads?
a) 0
b) 1/2
c) 1
d) 1/3
4. A number is randomly chosen from 1 to 10. What is the
probability of selecting an even number?
a) 1/2
b) 2/5
c) 3/5
d) 1/10
5. A spinner has 4 equal sections labeled A, B, C, and D. What is the
probability of landing on A?
a) 1/4
b) 1/2
c) 3/4
d) 1
6. A jar contains 3 white, 2 black, and 5 red marbles. What is the
probability of drawing a black marble?
a) 1/5
b) 1/3
c) 2/10
d) 1/6
7. What is the probability of rolling an even number on a standard
die?
a) 1/6
b) 1/3
c) 1/2
d) 2/3
8. A deck of cards has 52 cards. What is the probability of drawing a
king?
a) 1/13
b) 1/4
c) 4/52
d) 1/52
9. What is the probability of randomly selecting a vowel from the
letters in the word "MATHEMATICS"?
a) 4/11
b) 5/11
c) 6/11
d) 7/11
10. A bag has 7 blue, 3 green, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the
probability of drawing a yellow marble?
a) 1/3
b) 1/5
c) 1/7
d) 5/15
11. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4 on a
six-sided die?
a) 1/3
b) 1/6
c) 1/2
d) 2/6
12. A bag contains 10 marbles: 6 red, 2 blue, and 2 green. What is
the probability of drawing a blue or green marble?
a) 1/2
b) 4/10
c) 2/10
d) 3/5
13. A letter is randomly selected from the word "STATISTICS." What
is the probability of selecting the letter S?
a) 3/10
b) 2/9
c) 3/9
d) 4/10
14. A fair coin is flipped twice. What is the probability of getting
heads both times?
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 3/4
d) 1/8
15. A dice is rolled. What is the probability of getting a number less
than 3?
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 2/6
d) 5/6
16. A random number is selected from 1 to 20. What is the
probability of selecting a multiple of 5?
a) 1/4
b) 1/5
c) 3/10
d) ½
17. In a class of 30 students, 12 are boys. If one student is randomly
chosen, what is the probability of selecting a girl?
a) 12/30
b) 18/30
c) 2/5
d) 3/5
18. A standard deck of 52 cards has 4 suits. What is the probability
of drawing a heart?
a) 1/13
b) 1/4
c) 1/2
d) 3/4
19. A single letter is chosen at random from the word
"PROBABILITY." What is the probability of selecting the letter "B"?
a) 1/11
b) 2/11
c) 3/11
d) 4/11
20. A bag contains 4 red, 3 green, and 3 blue marbles. What is the
probability of not drawing a red marble?
a) 3/10
b) 4/10
c) 6/10
d) 7/10