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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 870 · 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 980 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 10000 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 220 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  13. 13.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to save ink only (b) to hide sizes (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 660 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 A beam is 960 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 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 wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 490 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 60 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 9.8
  2. 220
  3. 110
  4. 26
  5. 8
  6. 9.7
  7. 1000
  8. 20
  9. 20
  10. 11
  11. 40
  12. 10
  13. big things fit on paper
  14. 4
  15. 5.2
  16. 100
  17. 150
  18. 6.6
  19. 9.6
  20. 4
  21. 18
  22. 110
  23. 520
  24. 9.2
  25. 60
  26. 340
  27. 50
  28. 9
  29. 32
  30. 80
  31. 4.6
  32. 390
  33. 100
  34. 2.8
  35. 6
  36. 140
  37. 4.9
  38. 3
  39. 3
  40. 5.7

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