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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 564 · 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.📐 A beam is 410 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 850 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 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 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 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 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 300 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 45 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 4.1
  2. 3.9
  3. 18
  4. big things fit on paper
  5. 100
  6. 9.3
  7. 5.1
  8. 6.9
  9. 24
  10. 360
  11. 1000
  12. 4.6
  13. 4.4
  14. 200
  15. 8.5
  16. 6
  17. 400
  18. 8.6
  19. 10
  20. 60
  21. 120
  22. 40
  23. 7.8
  24. 6.2
  25. 18
  26. 160
  27. 10
  28. 7
  29. 140
  30. 14
  31. 15
  32. 60
  33. 90
  34. 3
  35. 7.1
  36. 380
  37. 190
  38. 40
  39. 2.9
  40. 9

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