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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 509 · 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) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  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 20 m. A real bridge is 40 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 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to hide sizes (d) to make them pretty
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 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 wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 270 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 890 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 120
  3. 240
  4. 300
  5. 4
  6. 14
  7. 80
  8. 25
  9. 2
  10. 3
  11. big things fit on paper
  12. 4
  13. 11
  14. 200
  15. 8.2
  16. 8.1
  17. 18
  18. 20
  19. 10
  20. 8
  21. 4
  22. 110
  23. 360
  24. 80
  25. 200
  26. 15
  27. 120
  28. 2
  29. 300
  30. 24
  31. 38
  32. 60
  33. 160
  34. 150
  35. 2.7
  36. 160
  37. 130
  38. 1000
  39. 8.9
  40. 160

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