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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 29 · 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.📐 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
  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.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 100
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 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 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. big things fit on paper
  2. 110
  3. 1000
  4. 30
  5. 3.3
  6. 2
  7. 1.7
  8. 38
  9. 8.4
  10. 420
  11. 40
  12. 3.2
  13. 55
  14. 100
  15. 15
  16. 20
  17. 60
  18. 120
  19. 400
  20. 40
  21. 60
  22. 3.8
  23. 10
  24. 12
  25. 3
  26. 1.3
  27. 9
  28. 60
  29. 32
  30. 35
  31. 270
  32. 150
  33. 180
  34. 140
  35. 8
  36. 3.9
  37. 180
  38. 7.6
  39. 100
  40. 2.5

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