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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 517 · 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.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) big things fit on paper (c) to make them pretty (d) to hide sizes
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 480 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  12. 12.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 60 (d) 100
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 120 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 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. big things fit on paper
  2. 110
  3. 360
  4. 20
  5. 200
  6. 360
  7. 4.8
  8. 4
  9. 90
  10. 1.1
  11. 10
  12. 100
  13. 1.7
  14. 8
  15. 25
  16. 34
  17. 520
  18. 120
  19. 50
  20. 5.5
  21. 6
  22. 180
  23. 420
  24. 4
  25. 60
  26. 28
  27. 75
  28. 200
  29. 40
  30. 300
  31. 1000
  32. 20
  33. 150
  34. 4.6
  35. 14
  36. 9.6
  37. 18
  38. 200
  39. 60
  40. 90

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