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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 917 · 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 save ink only (b) to make them pretty (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 10
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 7 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 2 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 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 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?
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 8 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 60
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 100 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  21. 21.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 A beam is 570 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 600 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 350 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 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 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. big things fit on paper
  2. 7.4
  3. 10
  4. 330
  5. 140
  6. 5.2
  7. 1000
  8. 5
  9. 300
  10. 160
  11. 40
  12. 320
  13. 130
  14. 25
  15. 16
  16. 1.6
  17. 100
  18. 3
  19. 10
  20. 1.4
  21. 200
  22. 5.7
  23. 8
  24. 9.7
  25. 12
  26. 80
  27. 6
  28. 16
  29. 20
  30. 240
  31. 10
  32. 3.5
  33. 5
  34. 7.1
  35. 4
  36. 240
  37. 14
  38. 30
  39. 120
  40. 40

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