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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 53 · 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 millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  2. 2.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 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 30 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  7. 7.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) to save ink only (d) big things fit on paper
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 450 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 19 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 10 m. A real bridge is 180 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 10
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 100
  3. 60
  4. 60
  5. 18
  6. 100
  7. big things fit on paper
  8. 11
  9. 10
  10. 7.5
  11. 120
  12. 4.9
  13. 170
  14. 120
  15. 160
  16. 100
  17. 12
  18. 38
  19. 240
  20. 4.5
  21. 1.3
  22. 50
  23. 150
  24. 3.9
  25. 26
  26. 4
  27. 380
  28. 200
  29. 18
  30. 11
  31. 2.9
  32. 5.1
  33. 2.8
  34. 10
  35. 120
  36. 1.4
  37. 1000
  38. 9.3
  39. 600
  40. 20

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