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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 773 · 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 510 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 5
  4. 4.📐 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?
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 60
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  12. 12.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 770 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 170 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 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 real bridge is 12 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 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 120 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 550 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 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?
  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. 5.1
  2. 130
  3. 10
  4. 100
  5. 100
  6. 100
  7. 1000
  8. 20
  9. 2.3
  10. 270
  11. 6.6
  12. big things fit on paper
  13. 180
  14. 150
  15. 6.2
  16. 65
  17. 3.8
  18. 28
  19. 110
  20. 300
  21. 11
  22. 2.8
  23. 5.2
  24. 50
  25. 240
  26. 7.7
  27. 1.7
  28. 180
  29. 6
  30. 380
  31. 340
  32. 12
  33. 420
  34. 8
  35. 9.7
  36. 6.9
  37. 5.5
  38. 9.5
  39. 80
  40. 10

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