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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 693 · 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) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 95 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 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 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
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 130 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 10 (d) 100
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  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 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 4 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 20
  3. 70
  4. 2.3
  5. 3.3
  6. 2.4
  7. 40
  8. 19
  9. 13
  10. big things fit on paper
  11. 3
  12. 35
  13. 75
  14. 9
  15. 300
  16. 100
  17. 70
  18. 9.6
  19. 13
  20. 100
  21. 95
  22. 10
  23. 13
  24. 5
  25. 7.8
  26. 8
  27. 15
  28. 140
  29. 18
  30. 340
  31. 150
  32. 2
  33. 10
  34. 160
  35. 6
  36. 120
  37. 40
  38. 560
  39. 9.7
  40. 100

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