← Measuring and scale drawings lesson New set →

Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 32 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.📐 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?
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  17. 17.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 13
  3. 8
  4. 5.4
  5. 2
  6. 9.5
  7. 120
  8. 2.2
  9. 5
  10. 2.8
  11. 3.9
  12. big things fit on paper
  13. 65
  14. 390
  15. 9
  16. 100
  17. 10
  18. 40
  19. 4.4
  20. 60
  21. 7.8
  22. 16
  23. 5.6
  24. 80
  25. 130
  26. 2.9
  27. 4.3
  28. 320
  29. 95
  30. 11
  31. 120
  32. 420
  33. 40
  34. 34
  35. 6.6
  36. 60
  37. 15
  38. 3.3
  39. 17
  40. 240

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids