CODE: _______ HOLY CHILD’S ACADEMY

San Jose District, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur

SEMI – FINALS EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 8

Name: ___________________________ Section: _________________ Date: ___________ Score: ________

I - TRUE/FALSE
Directions: Write (T) if the statement is proven true, and (X) if it is false. Write your answer on the space
provided before each item.
____ 1. Rolling 2 dice has a sample space of 36.
____ 2. Sample space is equivalent to the number of favorable outcomes.
____ 3. Fundamental Counting Principle is used to determine directly the probability of an event to happen.
____ 4. The method of counting using probability table is used when there are 3 or more categories to
consider.
____ 5. Multiplication is the operation used in Fundamental Counting Principle.

II – Impossible, Certain, Even Chance, Not applicable

Directions: State whether each statement is impossible, certain, even chance or not applicable. Write your
answer on the space provided below.
__________________ 1. Water and oil cannot be combined chemically together
__________________ 2. Earth revolves around its satellite or moon.
__________________ 3. A mother can bear a baby boy.
__________________ 4. Monday comes after Tuesday.
__________________ 5. In tossing a die, one can get an odd number.

TEST III - MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it in CAPITAL LETTER on the space provided
before each item. (2 pts. each)
____ 1. In any case the roulette showed “Bokya” in the Roulette of Fortune, what do you call in probability
terms the showing of BOKYA?
A. probability B. event C. outcome D. sample space
____ 2. What is the sample space of the list of numbers divisible by 3 from 1 to 50?
A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19
____ 3. What is the probability of picking a diamond card in a deck of cards?
A. P(E) = 0% C. P(E) = 50%
B. P(E) = 25% D. P(E) = 75%
____ 4. What is the probability of rolling a 4-dot side on a die?
A. P(E) = 0 C. P(E) = 0.17
B. P(E) = 0.16 D. P(E) = 1
____ 5. What is the probability of picking a red ball in a jar with 8 white balls, 2 red balls, and 10 blue balls?
A. P(E) = 0 C. P(E) = 2/5
B. P(E) = 1/10 D. P(E) = ½
____ 6. What do you call the method of finding the total number of possible outcomes in an event that uses
multiplication as its operation?
A. probability table C. tree diagram
B. systematic listing D. Fundamental Counting Principle
____ 7. What method of counting is illustrated below?
{(blue, red, yellow), (blue, red, green), (blue, red, white)}
A. probability table C. tree diagram
B. systematic listing D. Fundamental Counting Principle
____ 8. Johnny uses a certain method of knowing the sample space shown below. What is the method he used?

Red

Gumamela Yellow

White
A. probability table C. tree diagram
B. systematic listing D. Fundamental Counting Principle
____ 9. If there 8 red balls, 2, blue balls, 6 white balls, and 12 yellow balls, which counting method is best to use?
A. probability table C. tree diagram
B. systematic listing D. Fundamental Counting Principle
____ 10. What is the main purpose of Fundamental Counting Principle?
A. To determine the possible outcome in a certain event
B. To determine the number of favorable outcomes in a certain event
C. To determine the total number of possible outcomes in an event
D. to determine the probability of a certain event

For items 11-15: Refer to the picture below.

A jar has 3 squares, 4 triangles, 5 circle, 5 diamond and 3 rectangle shapes.

What is the probability of picking:

____ 11. a square?

A. 3/20 B. 3 C. 1/3 D. ¼

____ 12. a circle?

A. 1/3 B. 3/20 C. ¼ D. 1/5

____ 13. a triangle?

A. 1/20 B. 1/5 C. ½ D. ¼

____ 14. a diamond?

A. ½ B. 1/5 C. 1/12 D. ¼

____ 15. a rectangle?

A. ¼ B. 1/5 C. ½ D. ¾

For items 16-20. Refer to the picture below.

Six identical cards are labeled 1 to 6. What is the probability that a card drawn
at random at:

____ 16. an odd number?

A. 1/3 B. 1/5 C. ½ D. 1/6

____ 17. a square number?

A. 1/5 B. ½ C. 1/6 D. ¼

____ 18. less than 6 but greater than 3?

A. 1/3 B. ½ C. 1/5 D. ¼

____ 19. number between 1 and 3?

A. 1/3 B. ½ C. 1/5 D. 1/6

____ 20. prime number?

A. 1/5 B. ¼ C. 1/6 D. ½