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Scale Drawing Worksheet

Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 941 · 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 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?
  2. 2.📐 A beam is 740 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  5. 5.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 5 (d) 100
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 11 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  10. 10.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  13. 13.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  16. 16.📐 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?
  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 model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 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?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  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 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 1000 (b) 100 (c) 60 (d) 10
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 19 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 10 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 65 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 4 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 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  36. 36.📐 A beam is 860 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 8 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 30 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. 7.4
  3. 240
  4. 70
  5. 10
  6. 360
  7. 1000
  8. 55
  9. 36
  10. 100
  11. 30
  12. big things fit on paper
  13. 270
  14. 8
  15. 6.5
  16. 160
  17. 40
  18. 240
  19. 120
  20. 360
  21. 95
  22. 17
  23. 90
  24. 26
  25. 3
  26. 150
  27. 100
  28. 190
  29. 220
  30. 3
  31. 5
  32. 13
  33. 120
  34. 340
  35. 2
  36. 8.6
  37. 140
  38. 3
  39. 4
  40. 6

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