O Level Mathematics 4024, topic 8.1
Introduction to probability: past paper questions
12 Cambridge O Level Mathematics 4024 questions on Introduction to probability (8.1) from 11 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 12
- Papers
- 11
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 71
- Average per question
- 5.9 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Structured 12
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply10
- Analyse1
- Not banded1
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- findApply9 questions
- completeApply7 questions
- write downRecall3 questions
give an answer without significant working
- calculateApply2 questions
work out from given facts, figures or information
- listRecall2 questions
- work outApply2 questions
calculate from given facts, figures or information with or without the use of a calculator
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- explainAnalyse1 question
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- useApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20253
- 20244
- 20234
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov5
By paper
- Paper 14
- Paper 28
Questions on this topic
Showing 9 of 12, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Structured2 marks
Some children record the number of hours they each spend watching television one day. These are the results. Write down the mode.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Structured6 marksHas a diagram
Mandeep has these 9 number cards. She takes one of the 9 cards at random, notes the number and replaces it.
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2023, paper 21Structured11 marks
A group of 40 children are each asked how many books they read last month. The table shows the results.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Structured5 marksHas a diagram
Luca has these two fair spinners. Luca spins both spinners and adds the two numbers to find his score.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2024, paper 11Structured2 marks
The table shows information about a class of 28 students and the distances they live from their school.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Structured6 marks
A bag contains 40 balls. 28 of the balls are red and the rest are green. Aisha takes a ball from the bag at random, notes its colour and replaces it.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2025, paper 12Structured2 marks
A bag contains 11 balls. There are 5 blue balls and 4 yellow balls. The rest of the balls are green.
- Try this questionQuestion 2May/June 2024, paper 22Structured7 marksHas a diagram
The diagram shows a fair spinner numbered from 1 to 5. The score is the number the spinner lands on. The spinner is spun once.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2023, paper 22Structured9 marks
On Monday, the amount of money spent on a website by each customer was recorded. The table shows the results.