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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 491 · 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) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 590 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 340 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 320 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 720 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 3.3
  3. 10
  4. 90
  5. 85
  6. 17
  7. 5.9
  8. 260
  9. 7.3
  10. 5
  11. 7
  12. 220
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 2.7
  15. 10
  16. 390
  17. 45
  18. 1000
  19. 120
  20. 34
  21. 20
  22. 3.4
  23. 8.5
  24. 170
  25. 16
  26. 7
  27. 16
  28. 280
  29. 130
  30. 2.4
  31. 5.1
  32. 7.2
  33. 9.3
  34. 1.9
  35. 40
  36. 140
  37. 20
  38. 3.1
  39. 210
  40. 40

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