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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 713 · 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) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 100
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 55 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 1000
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 8 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 real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 10 (d) 1000
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 9 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 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 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 40 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 830 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 7.1
  3. 10
  4. 280
  5. 20
  6. 20
  7. 11
  8. 100
  9. 12
  10. 120
  11. 5
  12. 16
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 7.7
  15. 200
  16. 280
  17. 10
  18. 2
  19. 1.9
  20. 80
  21. 2
  22. 1000
  23. 2
  24. 13
  25. 130
  26. 390
  27. 260
  28. 330
  29. 100
  30. 180
  31. 160
  32. 140
  33. 150
  34. 320
  35. 1.1
  36. 7
  37. 240
  38. 9
  39. 150
  40. 8.3

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