B2–C1 · Probability questions · 4 patterns

Probability questions

Ask about likelihood without claiming certainty.

01 · How to use this set

Start from the communication job

Ask about likelihood without claiming certainty.

Read the frame, try to complete your own sentence before opening an example, then compare the English structure with its German parallel. The point is retrieval and choice, not passive list reading.

02 · Representative patterns

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A compact sample from the 4 patterns in this study set.

01How likely is it that [X]?How likely is it that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What makes it probable that [X]?What makes it probable that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Was macht es wahrscheinlich, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Could it still be possible that [X]?Could it still be possible that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Könnte es dennoch möglich sein, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Which sign would suggest that [X]?Which sign would suggest that the team needs another day to decide? · German parallel: Welches Zeichen würde darauf hindeuten, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?

03 · Complete set

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01How likely is it that [X]?QSTQPRB001 · How likely is it that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Wie wahrscheinlich ist es, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?02What makes it probable that [X]?QSTQPRB011 · What makes it probable that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Was macht es wahrscheinlich, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?03Could it still be possible that [X]?QSTQPRB021 · Could it still be possible that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Könnte es dennoch möglich sein, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?04Which sign would suggest that [X]?QSTQPRB031 · Which sign would suggest that [the team needs another day to decide]? / Welches Zeichen würde darauf hindeuten, dass [das Team einen weiteren Tag für die Entscheidung braucht]?
01Polite request questionsAsk for help, information or action tactfully.02Workplace questionsCoordinate tasks, owners and deadlines at work.03Academic and research questionsTurn evidence and uncertainty into researchable questions.04Decision questionsFrame the next decision and its threshold clearly.

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