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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 899 · 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 320 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 440 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 60 (c) 10 (d) 100
  4. 4.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  5. 5.📐 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?
  6. 6.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 5 (d) 10
  9. 9.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 310 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 330 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 990 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 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?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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
  26. 26.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 220 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 750 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 460 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 12 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 real bridge is 34 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 3.2
  2. 4.4
  3. 100
  4. 1000
  5. 50
  6. 22
  7. 19
  8. 10
  9. 90
  10. 5
  11. 360
  12. 600
  13. 14
  14. 3
  15. 3.1
  16. 340
  17. 16
  18. 3.3
  19. 20
  20. 560
  21. 120
  22. 9.9
  23. 12
  24. 140
  25. big things fit on paper
  26. 160
  27. 2.2
  28. 60
  29. 130
  30. 400
  31. 20
  32. 3.7
  33. 20
  34. 17
  35. 100
  36. 7.5
  37. 4.6
  38. 1.4
  39. 240
  40. 17

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