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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 37 · 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 centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 250 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 430 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 17
  3. 4
  4. 60
  5. 19
  6. 8
  7. 320
  8. 8.5
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 1000
  12. 3
  13. 90
  14. 2
  15. 9.3
  16. 10
  17. 8.8
  18. big things fit on paper
  19. 80
  20. 340
  21. 2.5
  22. 4.3
  23. 320
  24. 10
  25. 9
  26. 140
  27. 5.1
  28. 24
  29. 5
  30. 60
  31. 7
  32. 75
  33. 6.6
  34. 5.2
  35. 240
  36. 6
  37. 120
  38. 17
  39. 9.1
  40. 360

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