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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 940 · 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) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  2. 2.📐 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?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 190 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 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?
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 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?
  12. 12.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 3 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 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?
  17. 17.📐 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?
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 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 wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 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
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 380 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  28. 28.📐 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?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 140 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 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?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 100 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 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 10
  3. 1.9
  4. 9.1
  5. 1000
  6. 11
  7. 140
  8. 400
  9. 340
  10. 320
  11. 3
  12. 180
  13. 85
  14. 6
  15. 16
  16. 100
  17. 20
  18. 30
  19. 150
  20. 180
  21. big things fit on paper
  22. 19
  23. 5.4
  24. 26
  25. 18
  26. 7.1
  27. 10
  28. 100
  29. 70
  30. 14
  31. 20
  32. 1.4
  33. 120
  34. 60
  35. 20
  36. 30
  37. 280
  38. 140
  39. 300
  40. 180

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