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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 978 · 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 20 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) big things fit on paper (c) to save ink only (d) to make them pretty
  3. 3.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 60
  4. 4.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10 (b) 1000 (c) 10000 (d) 100
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 18 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 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?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 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 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 A beam is 880 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  14. 14.📐 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?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 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?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 150 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 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?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 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?
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 690 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 A beam is 670 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 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 25 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  37. 37.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 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?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 140
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 100
  4. 1000
  5. 9
  6. 30
  7. 7
  8. 3
  9. 45
  10. 80
  11. 10
  12. 4
  13. 8.8
  14. 280
  15. 18
  16. 2
  17. 8
  18. 8
  19. 15
  20. 70
  21. 10
  22. 180
  23. 65
  24. 10
  25. 75
  26. 14
  27. 6.9
  28. 6.7
  29. 10
  30. 15
  31. 7
  32. 5
  33. 14
  34. 120
  35. 3.8
  36. 80
  37. 280
  38. 5
  39. 9
  40. 30

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