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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 775 · 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.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to save ink only
  2. 2.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 60 (d) 10
  10. 10.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 90 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 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 24 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 36 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 12 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. big things fit on paper
  2. 1000
  3. 3.1
  4. 25
  5. 1.1
  6. 60
  7. 110
  8. 5
  9. 100
  10. 10
  11. 10
  12. 4.4
  13. 10
  14. 9
  15. 18
  16. 14
  17. 240
  18. 19
  19. 75
  20. 4
  21. 6.1
  22. 15
  23. 100
  24. 8.8
  25. 95
  26. 15
  27. 360
  28. 12
  29. 6.3
  30. 11
  31. 7
  32. 340
  33. 18
  34. 10
  35. 20
  36. 300
  37. 60
  38. 120
  39. 9.9
  40. 170

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