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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 719 · 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) 100 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 1000
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 100 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 190 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 810 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 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 60 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 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 930 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 5 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 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 200 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 550 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 50
  3. 1000
  4. 80
  5. 100
  6. 60
  7. 7.8
  8. 22
  9. 450
  10. 2.3
  11. 19
  12. 8.1
  13. 10
  14. 7
  15. 16
  16. 140
  17. 160
  18. 340
  19. big things fit on paper
  20. 80
  21. 20
  22. 240
  23. 16
  24. 6
  25. 40
  26. 3.2
  27. 2.4
  28. 520
  29. 10
  30. 9.3
  31. 140
  32. 100
  33. 300
  34. 7
  35. 34
  36. 100
  37. 2
  38. 9.5
  39. 5.5
  40. 10

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