Language of chance

Target: Match an outcome to impossible, likely, or certain without treating a word as a promise.

Language target: Use a chance word and say what it does not guarantee.

Likely miss: Students treat “likely” as a promise.

Ask: Could a different outcome still happen?

If you see it: Chance language describes a tendency, not a guarantee for one trial.

Evidence to listen for: The student matches a situation to impossible, unlikely, equally likely, likely, or certain.

Next: If a single outcome is treated as proof, ask what could still happen.

Observable student moves: names both quantities, uses the represented relationship, and revises after feedback. This companion is not a score.