Simple chance and likelihood language

Use visible outcomes to describe impossible, certain, more likely, less likely, and equally likely events without formal probability fractions.

Surface

Children may meet this skill through task formats such as Outcome chance language choice.

Task formats

Outcome chance language choice

Outcome chance language choice asks children to choose chance language for visible outcomes without formal notation.

Child actionChoose chance language for visible outcomes without formal notation.
CheckChoose the answer that matches the visible prompt.
UseSupport / Core / Transfer
ShowsCheck only
Age6-7 / 8-9 / 10-11

Practice focus

Balanced growth

Selection

Fresh independent work can move the child toward Core, Transfer, or Challenge routes; help use or confusion keeps support visible.

Help

Hints keep the child oriented to the visible structure; reveals show the path without counting as independent evidence.

Age

Age changes presentation, reading load, and dignity of the screen. Practice focus can bias compatible work without breaking prerequisites or story fit.

Story fit

  • episodes where the child compares groups of observations, notices common outcomes, or chooses likelihood language from visible outcomes