Scale Drawings Quiz

Which of the following best describes a scale drawing?

• A drawing that shows a real object with accurate sizes reduced or enlarged by a certain amount (called the scale).

• A drawing where all sides are of equal length.

• A drawing where only the height is changed.

• A drawing with no connection to the actual size of the object.

If a scale drawing has a scale of 1 inch = 5 feet, what would be the actual length of an object that measures 2 inches on the drawing?

• 10 feet

• 7 feet

• 5 feet

• 2 feet

In a scale drawing, a garden is represented by a rectangle with dimensions 4 inches by 6 inches. If the scale is 1 inch = 3 feet, what are the actual dimensions of the garden?

• 12 feet by 18 feet

• 4 feet by 6 feet

• 3 feet by 9 feet

• 9 feet by 12 feet

A rectangular pool is 20 feet long and 10 feet wide. If the scale of a drawing is 1 inch = 4 feet, what will be the dimensions of the pool on the drawing?

• 5 inches by 2.5 inches

• 10 inches by 5 inches

• 20 inches by 10 inches

• 4 inches by 2 inches

What happens to the perimeter of a shape when you create a scale drawing using a scale factor of 2?

• The perimeter doubles.

• The perimeter is halved.

• The perimeter stays the same.

• The perimeter increases by 4 times.

A blueprint of a house uses a scale of 1/4 inch = 1 foot. If the length of the living room is 2 inches on the blueprint, how long is the actual living room?

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

• 12 feet

• 16 feet

If you have a scale drawing with a scale of 1 cm = 2 meters, and the width of a park is 5 cm on the drawing, what is the actual width of the park?

• 10 meters

• 5 meters

• 20 meters

• 2 meters

How do you find the scale factor if you are given a scale drawing and the actual measurements?

• Divide the drawing measurement by the actual measurement.

• Multiply the drawing measurement by the actual measurement.

• Add the drawing measurement to the actual measurement.

• Subtract the drawing measurement from the actual measurement.

On a map, 1 inch represents 50 miles. If the distance between two cities on the map is 3 inches, what is the actual distance between the cities?

• 150 miles

• 100 miles

• 200 miles

• 50 miles

If the scale factor of a model car is 1:24, what does this mean?

• The model is 24 times larger than the actual car.

• The model is 24 times smaller than the actual car.

• The model and the car are the same size.

• The model is twice as large as the actual car.