Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 7 (ICSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 21 — Chapter 21: Probability
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does probability measure? [1]
(A) How likely an event is to happen
(B) How fast an event happens
(C) How big an event is
(D) Nothing useful
2. What is the range of probability values? [1]
(A) 0 to 1
(B) 0 to 100
(C) 1 to 10
(D) Negative numbers only
3. What does a probability of 0 mean? [1]
(A) The event is impossible
(B) The event is certain
(C) The event might happen
(D) Nothing specific
4. What does a probability of 1 mean? [1]
(A) The event is certain
(B) The event is impossible
(C) The event might happen
(D) Nothing specific
5. What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a die? [1]
(A) 1/6
(B) 1/4
(C) 4/6
(D) 1/2
6. How is probability calculated? [1]
(A) Favourable outcomes ÷ total outcomes
(B) Total outcomes ÷ favourable outcomes
(C) Favourable + total outcomes
(D) Favourable - total outcomes
7. What is the probability of flipping heads on a coin? [1]
(A) 1/2
(B) 1/4
(C) 1
(D) 0
8. Why learn probability? [1]
(A) To make informed predictions and decisions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What does probability measure? [1]
(A) How likely an event is to happen
(B) How fast an event happens
(C) How big an event is
(D) Nothing useful
10. What is the range of probability values? [1]
(A) 0 to 1
(B) 0 to 100
(C) 1 to 10
(D) Negative numbers only
11. What does a probability of 0 mean? [1]
(A) The event is impossible
(B) The event is certain
(C) The event might happen
(D) Nothing specific
12. What does a probability of 1 mean? [1]
(A) The event is certain
(B) The event is impossible
(C) The event might happen
(D) Nothing specific
13. What is the probability of rolling a 4 on a die? [1]
(A) 1/6
(B) 1/4
(C) 4/6
(D) 1/2
14. How is probability calculated? [1]
(A) Favourable outcomes ÷ total outcomes
(B) Total outcomes ÷ favourable outcomes
(C) Favourable + total outcomes
(D) Favourable - total outcomes
15. What is the probability of flipping heads on a coin? [1]
(A) 1/2
(B) 1/4
(C) 1
(D) 0
16. Why learn probability? [1]
(A) To make informed predictions and decisions
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests