This questionnaire will help the Grade 8 students in recalling the Basic Terms

that are related to Probability. For any questions, suggestions, or

clarifications, please email me at
ken.mirasol@deped.gov.ph

1. It refers to the chance that something will happen.

a. Experiment
b. Event
c. Trial
d. Probability
2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Chance
b. Possibility
c. Interpretation
d. Uncertainty
3. It is any activity which can be repeated any number of times from which
an observation or a measurement may be obtained.
a. Probability
b. Experiment
c. Trial
d. Event
4. Each repetition of the experiment leads to results called
a. trial
b. sample space
c. outcome
d. element
5. It is the set of all possible outcomes.
a. Sample space
b. Sample point
c. Event
d. Trial
6. It is any subset of a sample space that could be either the empty set, a
singleton or a set that contains several elements.
a. Event
b. Trial
c. Outcome
d. Experiment
7. It is one occurrence or any performance of an experiment.
a. Trial
b. Outcome
c. Event
d. sample point
8. An element of the sample space is called
a. sample point
b. sample node
c. sample trial
d. sample distribution
9. There are three basic types of probability. Which of the following does not
belong to the group?
a. Classical Probability
b. Empirical Probability
c. Subjective Probability
d. Imperative Probability
10. The odds that an event will happen is equal to which of the following
ratios?
a. Number of Failure : Number of Success
b. Number of Success: Number of Outcome
c. Number of Success : Number of Failure
d. Number of Failure : Number of Outcome
11. An event has zero probability. What does this mean?
a. The occurrence of the event is certain.
b. The occurrence of the event is improbable.
c. The occurrence of the event is lowly probable.
d. The occurrence of the event is highly probable.
12. If P is the probability of an event E, which of the following CANNOT be
true?
a. P(E) = 0
b. P(E) = 1
c. P(E) < 0
d. 0 < P(E) < 1
13. If Event A is to roll a pair of dice, what is n(A)?
a. 2
b. 12
c. 18
d. 36
14. If the probability that the classes will be suspended is P(A), what is the
probability that the classes will NOT be suspended?
a. P(A)
b. P(A) – 1
c. P(A) + 1
d. 1 – P(A)
15. Which event is certain?
a. It will rain today.
b. A tree will talk in the morning.
c. Stone will sink in water.
d. A mother will give birth to a baby boy.
 Counting Techniques in Probability.

16. How many outcomes are there if a fair coin is tossed four times?
e. 2
f. 4
g. 8
h. 16
17. Sophia got coins from her pocket which accidentally rolled on the floor. If
there were 8 possible outcomes, how many coins fell on the floor?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 16
d. 8
18. For a 2-day trip, Jerome has 8 shirts, 4 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of shoes in
his backpack. How many different shirt-pants-shoes combination can he
choose from?
a. 64
b. 48
c. 16
d. 14
19. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 9, 8, 3, and
5 if repetition of digit NOT allowed?
a. 12
b. 128
c. 64
d. 24
20. A fair coin is tossed, and a die is rolled. How many outcomes are there?
a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 20
21. Bagong Pag-asa NHS has 5 entrance gates and 4 exit gates. IN how many
ways can one enter and exit from the school?
a. 20
b. 9
c. 15
d. 4
22. In a deck of 52 cards, in how many ways can you pick two cards one at a
time?
a. 52
b. 104
c. 2652
d. 2704
23. A factory makes face masks in 5 colors, 3 designs, and 4 sizes. How many
different face masks can be made?
a. 60
b. 12
c. 120
d. 80
24. A True or False test consists of 5 question. I a student is required to answer
all the questions, in how many ways can this be done?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 32
d. 64
25. There are 6 roads connecting Town A to Town B and 4 roads connecting
Town B to Town C. In how many ways can one travel from Town A to Town
C via Town B?
a. 10
b. 24
c. 14
d. 18
26. Melissa went to the department store and was about to buy 5 different
shirts, 3 different pants, and 4 different shorts. When she was about to pay,
she found out that her money can only pay for one type of clothing. In
how many ways can she choose from?
a. 12
b. 60
c. 24
d. 64
27. There are 10 finalists in a beauty pageant, in how many ways can a
beauty Queen, 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up be awarded?
a. 30
b. 72
c. 720
d. 1000

28. How many possible outcomes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place are there in a
race involving 6 people?
a. 120
b. 18
c. 216
d. 512
29. In how many ways can 3 boys and 2 girls be seated in a row if the boys
and girls are seated alternately?
a. 5
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18
30. Aisah is participating in a cosplay contest in the school. If she can choose
from 6 different outfits, 5 wigs, and 4 props, how many different costumes
can she make?
a. 15
b. 120
c. 60
d. 150
 Basic Probability

31. Which of the following events is impossible to happen?

a. April comes after March.
b. A Filipino win an Olympic gold medal.
c. Easter Sunday is celebrated in March
d. A Valentine’s Day falls on Friday the 13th.
32. The local weather forecaster said that there is a 30% chance of rain
tomorrow. What is the probability that it will not rain?
a. 0.3
b. 0.7
c. 30
d. 70
33. Suppose you tossed two fair coins once, how many possible outcomes are
there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8
34. A chip is drawn at random from a box that contains 12 chips numbered 1
to 12. Find the probability that a chip drawn is an even number.
1
a.
2
3
b. 4
1
c.
12
2
d. 11
35. In a 500-ticket draw for an educational prize, Jenny’s name was written
on 50 tickets. What is the probability that she would win?
1
a. 5
1
b. 10
2
c. 25
1
d. 50
36. The weather forecaster has announced that Philippines will experience
Rainy (R), Partly Cloudy (PC) and Cloudy (C) weather next week. If the
2
chance of having R is twice as the probability of PR which is 7, what is the
correct table for probabilities?
a.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 1 4 2
7 7 7

b.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 1 2 4
7 7 7
 c.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 4 2 1
7 7 7

d.
Outcome R PC C
Probability 4 1 2
7 7 7

37. A jar contains 40 marbles colored with red, green, blue and yellow. The
1
probability of drawing a single green marble at random is 5. What does
this mean?
a. There are 5 green marbles in the jar.
b. There is only 1 green marble in the jar.
c. There are 8 green marbles in the jar.
d. There are more green marbles than the others.
38. In a family of three children, what is the probability that the middle child is
a boy?
1
a. 2
1
b. 4
1
c. 3
1
d. 8

39. Choosing a month from a year, what is the probability of choosing a

month with 31 days?
3
a. 4
1
b. 2
5
c. 12
7
d. 12
40. If one letter is chosen at random from the word TRUSTWORTHY, what is the
probability that the letter chosen is consonant?
9
a. 11
3
b. 4
2
c. 11
1
d. 2
41. Of 50 students, 27 are boys. If a student is selected at random, what is the
probability of selecting a girl?
1
a. 50
1
b. 23
23
c. 27
23
d. 50
42. After 500 spins of the spinner, the following information was recorded.

Outcome Green Orange Violet

Spins 225 150 125

What is the probability that the spinner landing on violet?

a. 27%
b. 25%
c. 45%
d. 30%
43. Two coins are tossed. What is the probability that at least one tail will turn
up?
1
a.
2
1
b. 3
3
c. 4
1
d. 4
44. A number is selected at random from 1 to 400 inclusive. What is the
probability that a number chosen is a perfect square?
1
a. 2
1
b. 20
1
c. 200
1
d. 400
45. Two dice are rolled. Find the probability that the dice show a double?
1
a. 6
1
b. 36
2
c. 9
1
d. 2