← Measuring and scale drawings lesson New set →

Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 761 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.📐 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?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 180 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  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 5 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 780 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 10000 (d) 1000
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 13 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 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 5
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to hide sizes (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 900 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 820 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 280
  2. 1.8
  3. 60
  4. 14
  5. 120
  6. 40
  7. 30
  8. 2
  9. 7.8
  10. 30
  11. 5
  12. 1000
  13. 2.3
  14. 60
  15. 17
  16. 130
  17. 17
  18. 4
  19. 30
  20. 6
  21. 10
  22. 19
  23. 80
  24. 90
  25. 270
  26. 9
  27. 200
  28. 70
  29. big things fit on paper
  30. 7
  31. 9
  32. 24
  33. 160
  34. 8.2
  35. 5.2
  36. 13
  37. 100
  38. 9.8
  39. 170
  40. 34

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids