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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 46 · 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 millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 700 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 160
  3. 60
  4. 200
  5. 2
  6. 8.1
  7. 7.9
  8. 6
  9. 12
  10. 20
  11. 8
  12. 5
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 10
  15. 1000
  16. 6
  17. 2
  18. 6
  19. 100
  20. 16
  21. 420
  22. 140
  23. 7.2
  24. 4.8
  25. 5.7
  26. 8.6
  27. 260
  28. 36
  29. 1.3
  30. 100
  31. 180
  32. 2.7
  33. 6.4
  34. 6.6
  35. 7
  36. 300
  37. 6.5
  38. 25
  39. 8
  40. 7

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