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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 5 · 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.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 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 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 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 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 560 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 8 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 20 cm. The car is 9 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 real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 120 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 32
  4. 260
  5. 14
  6. 10
  7. 1000
  8. 25
  9. 17
  10. 4
  11. 12
  12. 270
  13. 100
  14. 20
  15. 4.6
  16. 60
  17. 4
  18. 280
  19. 65
  20. 11
  21. 11
  22. 30
  23. 3.8
  24. 5.6
  25. 60
  26. 210
  27. 220
  28. 9
  29. 5.4
  30. 40
  31. 40
  32. 180
  33. 10
  34. 30
  35. 7.8
  36. 9.7
  37. 120
  38. 360
  39. 9
  40. 1.2

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