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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 223 · 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.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 100
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 5.6
  2. 1000
  3. 560
  4. big things fit on paper
  5. 6.7
  6. 80
  7. 13
  8. 5.9
  9. 440
  10. 6.1
  11. 4.6
  12. 20
  13. 2.8
  14. 240
  15. 210
  16. 160
  17. 60
  18. 100
  19. 200
  20. 9.9
  21. 8.5
  22. 200
  23. 3.3
  24. 10
  25. 8
  26. 5
  27. 320
  28. 40
  29. 400
  30. 1.3
  31. 80
  32. 50
  33. 120
  34. 2.6
  35. 11
  36. 50
  37. 8
  38. 520
  39. 16
  40. 390

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