Demystifying - Filling in a Venn diagram

Drills

Placing the intersection first and subtracting outwards from worded counts.

Author note — to cover

Build a two-set Venn diagram from worded survey counts by placing the intersection first, subtracting outwards, and deducing the outside region from the total; include versions giving the union instead. Three-set completion leans Higher. Both tiers. Probabilities from the finished diagram sit on the sibling page. (P6)

  • Fluency — direct questions on filling in a venn diagram, limited to this lesson's stated scope (4 questions).
  • Application — use the same skill in unfamiliar or contextual questions without introducing a later method (4 questions).
  • Check — questions built around the exclusions and likely misconceptions named in the lesson brief (4 questions).

The test

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Where to go next

The method this drill practises is taught on Filling in a Venn diagram.