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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 115 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Multiply to grow, divide to shrink): Real length = drawing length × what 1 cm stands for. Drawing length = real length ÷ what 1 cm stands for. Units: 1 m = 100 cm · 1 cm = 10 mm · 1 km = 1000 m.

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  1. 1.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) big things fit on paper (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 85 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 110
  3. 60
  4. 100
  5. 3
  6. 4.9
  7. 70
  8. 4
  9. 9.8
  10. 5.7
  11. 8
  12. 60
  13. 240
  14. 4
  15. 5
  16. 120
  17. 17
  18. 22
  19. 60
  20. 2.3
  21. 6
  22. 5.6
  23. 120
  24. 8
  25. 100
  26. 12
  27. 18
  28. big things fit on paper
  29. 200
  30. 240
  31. 100
  32. 18
  33. 3
  34. 17
  35. 8.8
  36. 2.9
  37. 6
  38. 20
  39. 9.3
  40. 9.6

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