Hoop It Up
Student Sheet
Probabilities Questionnaire
from Do You Wanna Bet? by Jean Cushman (New York- Clarion Books, 1991)

Directions:

Some things are sure to happen. If today is Monday, tomorrow will be Tuesday. Some things are impossible. You can't roll a seven with only one die. Some things may or may not happen. Maybe it will snow, maybe it will not. Mark each of the following statements with S for sure, I for impossible, or M for maybe.

1.

There is a live dinosaur in the zoo

2.

You will get tails if you toss a coin.

3.

It will rain on Saturday.

4.

Superman will always beat the bad guys.

5.

The next time you throw an ordinary ball it will keep on going up into space.

6.

Someone will win a state lottery twice in one year.

7.

When you grow up, you wil be 10 feet tall.

8.

Outdoors at night you can see the stars in the sky.

9.

Your little league team will win its next game.

10.

The earth revolves around the sun.

11.

You will be in school tomorrow.

12.

In a new box of crayons at least one will be red.



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