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Sample Item
Selected Response Item for Grade 3

Standard 5.0 Knowledge of Probability

Topic B. Theoretical Probability

Indicator 1. Identify the probability of one simple event

Objective a. Describe the probability of an event using words

Assessment limit: Use probability terms of more (or most) likely, less (or least) likely, or equally likely

Diane and Charlie are playing a game with a spinner. The spinner is shown below.

What can be said about the spinner?

  1. All of the colors are equally likely.
  2. Red is more likely than yellow.
  3. Yellow is more likely than red.
  4. Red is more likely than blue.

Correct Answer
A. All of the colors are equally likely.
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