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Data and Probability Assessment Worksheet

The document is a Data and Probability Assessment Worksheet consisting of multiple parts that test understanding of probability concepts. It includes questions on choosing correct terms, comparing situations, writing terms, and real-life applications related to likelihood and outcomes. The assessment aims to evaluate the ability to analyze and describe probabilities in various scenarios.

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Data and Probability Assessment Worksheet

The document is a Data and Probability Assessment Worksheet consisting of multiple parts that test understanding of probability concepts. It includes questions on choosing correct terms, comparing situations, writing terms, and real-life applications related to likelihood and outcomes. The assessment aims to evaluate the ability to analyze and describe probabilities in various scenarios.

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Data and Probability


Assessment Worksheet

Directions: Read each situation carefully. Choose or write the


correct answer.
Part A: Choose the Correct Term
Choose the best term to describe each situation.
(equally likely, less likely, more likely, certain, impossible)
1. The sun will rise tomorrow.
2. Picking a red marble from a bag with 10 red marbles and 1 blue
marble.

3. Rolling a number 7 on a standard six-sided die.


4. Flipping a coin and getting heads.
5. Wearing a raincoat on a sunny day with no clouds.

Part B: Compare the Situations


Circle the correct answer.
6. Which is more likely to happen?
a. It will rain during a typhoon
b. It will snow in the Philippines
7. Which event is least likely?
a. Choosing an apple from a basket with 9 apples and 1 orange
b. Choosing an orange from the same basket
8. Which pair of outcomes is equally likely?
a. Getting heads or tails when flipping a coin
b. Getting a 6 or 10 when rolling a die
9. Which event is certain?
a. A week has 7 days
b. A month has 40 days
10. Which event is impossible?
a. A fish living underwater
b. A fish riding a bicycle
Part C: Write the Correct Term
Write the correct term in the blank.
11. Drawing a blue crayon from a box with only blue crayons is
____________.
12. Getting an even number when rolling a die is ____________ than
getting the number 6.
13. Choosing a boy or a girl from a class with 15 boys and 15 girls is
____________.
14. Seeing stars in the sky at night is ____________ than seeing them in
the daytime.
15. Turning water into ice without freezing is ____________.
Part D: Real-Life Application (Short Answer)
16. There are 8 mangoes and 2 bananas in a basket.
Which fruit are you most likely to pick? ________________
17. If today is Monday, what day will come next?
Is this outcome certain or impossible? ________________
18. Your teacher puts 1 red ball and 1 blue ball in a box.
What word describes the chance of picking either color?
________________
19. Can a person breathe underwater without equipment?
Is this less likely, certain, or impossible? ________________
20. Explain in one sentence why flipping a coin is equally likely to land
on heads or tails.

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It is more likely to rain during a typhoon because typhoons are characterized by heavy rain. In contrast, snow is extremely rare in the Philippines due to its tropical climate, making the occurrence of snow very unlikely .

Since there are 9 apples compared to only 1 orange, the probability of selecting an apple is 9/10, making it the more likely choice over an orange with a probability of 1/10 .

There are 10 red marbles and only 1 blue marble in the bag, making the probability of drawing a red marble 10/11, which is significantly higher than the probability of drawing the blue marble, which is 1/11 .

Since days of the week follow a universally accepted sequence, the transition from Monday to Tuesday is a certain event as it occurs regularly and predictably within standard calendars .

Turning water into ice without freezing violates the principles of thermodynamics, which require a temperature drop in water to expel heat energy, thus transitioning it into a solid state. Therefore, such a transformation is scientifically impossible .

Rolling an even number on a six-sided die is more probable because there are three even numbers (2, 4, 6), leading to a probability of 3/6 or 1/2. In contrast, rolling a six is a single outcome with a probability of 1/6 .

The sun rising tomorrow is a certain event because it consistently occurs daily due to Earth's rotation, whereas a month having 40 days is impossible, as no calendar month has more than 31 days .

A person breathing underwater without equipment is classified as impossible because humans lack the necessary physiological adaptations, such as gills, to extract oxygen from water .

Flipping a fair coin is an instance where the probability of obtaining heads is 1/2 and the probability of obtaining tails is also 1/2, making both outcomes equally likely .

Drawing a blue crayon from a box containing only blue crayons is classified as a certain event because there are no other color options available, guaranteeing a blue crayon as the outcome .

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