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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 26 · 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 metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 12 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 real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 120
  3. 120
  4. 10
  5. 4.8
  6. 140
  7. 80
  8. 20
  9. 240
  10. 2
  11. 13
  12. 2.1
  13. 90
  14. 2
  15. 30
  16. 100
  17. 8.2
  18. 18
  19. 6
  20. 28
  21. 30
  22. 600
  23. 9.1
  24. 210
  25. 5
  26. 20
  27. big things fit on paper
  28. 120
  29. 17
  30. 2.2
  31. 3.3
  32. 240
  33. 8.4
  34. 20
  35. 240
  36. 24
  37. 4
  38. 5.2
  39. 11
  40. 20

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