Scale Drawings Quiz

Scaled copy is _________.

• shapes that are the same size but different shapes
• shapes that are the same shape but different sizes
• a shape that look distorted from the original
• a slanted version of the original shape

What is the scale factor?

• 1

• 2

• 1/2

• -2

Scale factor is _________

• the number you multiply the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you divide the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you add the original shape by in order to get the scale copy
• the number you subtract the original shape by in order to get the scale copy

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

Is Figure B a scaled copy of Figure A?

• Yes

• No

If the scale factor is 4, what is the measurement of slide length x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

To create a ___________, we multiply all the lengths in the original figure by the same number. This number is called the _____________.

• scaled copy, scale factor

• scaled copy, reciprocal

• reciprocal, scaled copy

• new picture, reciprocal

On a blueprint, the scale is 1 in = 10 ft.  If a wall is drawn as 3.3 inches on the blueprint, what is the actual length?

• 3 feet

• 3 inches

• 30 inches

• 33 feet

Answer explanation

1 inch x 3.3 = 3.3 inches

10 feet x 3.3 = 33 feet

On a map, the scale is 1 in. = 200 ft. The actual distance of a road is 2,400 ft. What is the size on the map?

• 12 inches

• 6 inches

• 480,000 feet

• 12 feet