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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 513 · 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 metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 10000
  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 wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to hide sizes (c) to make them pretty (d) big things fit on paper
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 790 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 60
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 760 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  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 20 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 17
  3. 8
  4. 10
  5. 7
  6. 5
  7. 2.1
  8. big things fit on paper
  9. 40
  10. 7
  11. 7.9
  12. 2
  13. 110
  14. 20
  15. 100
  16. 200
  17. 2.6
  18. 9
  19. 2.2
  20. 100
  21. 200
  22. 3.7
  23. 7.6
  24. 32
  25. 20
  26. 16
  27. 20
  28. 65
  29. 1.3
  30. 9
  31. 2.9
  32. 12
  33. 110
  34. 240
  35. 1.6
  36. 2
  37. 440
  38. 11
  39. 9.1
  40. 60

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