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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 874 · 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 centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 950 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 5 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 32 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  13. 13.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 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 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it 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.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 240 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 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 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) to hide sizes (d) big things fit on paper
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 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?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 100
  3. 320
  4. 6.5
  5. 9.5
  6. 10
  7. 14
  8. 7.3
  9. 16
  10. 120
  11. 16
  12. 5.3
  13. 1000
  14. 6.1
  15. 9
  16. 150
  17. 40
  18. 6.3
  19. 20
  20. 4
  21. 7
  22. 15
  23. 300
  24. 150
  25. 20
  26. 2.3
  27. 50
  28. 50
  29. 2.4
  30. 160
  31. 70
  32. 280
  33. 340
  34. 130
  35. 300
  36. big things fit on paper
  37. 3
  38. 9.2
  39. 220
  40. 8

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