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Scale drawing and scales

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a scale drawing?

a)

A two-dimensional representation of an actual object or place.

b)

This line segment from the center of a circle to a point on the circle.

c)

When two lines cross, they form two pairs of vertical angles across from one another.

d)

An image that has been made bigger and all the angles change size.

2.

True or False: The scale tells us what some length on the scale drawing represents in actual length

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Your scale is 1 inch to 5 miles. If the drawing shows a road that is 2 inches long, how many miles is the actual road?

a)

5 miles

b)

2.5 miles

c)

10 miles

d)

7 miles

4.

Lin has a scale model of a modern train. The model is created at a scale of 1 to 48. The height of the model train is 102 millimeters. What is the actual height of the train?

a)

4,896,000 millimeters

b)

4,896 millimeters

c)

48.96 meters

d)

2.125 millimeters

5.

Kiera measured a farm and made a scale drawing. In real life, the goat pen is 18 meters long. It is 6 centimeters long in the drawing. What scale did Kiera use for the drawing?

a)

1 cm = 6 meters

b)

1 m = 18 centimeters

c)

18 centimeters = 6 meters

d)

1 cm = 3 meters

6.
A map has a scale of 1 cm=5km.  On the map, two cities are 3 cm apart. What is the actual distance between these cities? 
a)
1.7 km
b)
5 km
c)
15 km
d)
17 km 
7.
Jamie made a scale drawing of his apartment building.  The building is 300 ft tall.  He wants his scale to be 1 inch : 10 ft.  How tall should his building be in his scale drawing?
a)
25 inches
b)
60 inches
c)
1/30 inch
d)
30 inches
8.

Scale: 1in.=7ft. The actual width of the backyard is 49 ft, how wide is it in the drawing?

a)

14 in

b)

7 in

c)

42 in

d)

56 in

9.
Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?
a)
87 km
b)
216 km 
c)
33 km
d)
192 km
10.
Review the picture.  Find the missing side measurement in the picture using a proportion.
a)
w = 18 m
b)
w = 6 m
c)
6 m
d)
w = 0.16 m
11.
A scale drawing of a house shows 9cm ×10cm. If 6cm=12 ft, what are the actual dimensions?
a)
9ft x 10ft
b)
1ft x 2ft
c)
12ft x 6ft
d)
18ft x 20ft
12.

Which angle corresponds to angle ABC?

a)

angle BCA

b)

angle EDF

c)

angle DFE

d)

angle CAB

13.

ABCD is the original, EFGH is the copy. If angle E is 30o, what is angle A?

a)

15o

b)

30o

c)

60o

d)

90o

14.

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. How wide is the actual park?

a)

40 yd

b)

56 yd

c)

200 yd

d)

378 yd

15.
On a map, the distance between Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, is 1 3/4 inches. The scale of the map is 1 in:100 mi. What is the actual distance between the two cities?
a)
200 miles
b)
175 miles
c)
100 miles
d)
125 miles
16.
The scale model of a building is 6.5 inches tall. How tall is the actual building if the scale used for the model is 1 inch = 150 feet?
a)
650 feet
b)
840 feet
c)
900 feet
d)
975 feet
17.
What's another way to write 5:7
a)
5 to 7
b)
7 to 5
18.

A two-dimensional drawing that is similar to the object it represents

a)

Scale model

b)

Scale drawing

c)

Proportion

d)

Ratio

19.

A three dimensional model that is similar to the object it represents

a)

Scale model

b)

Scale drawing

c)

Length

d)

Distance

20.
A ____________________ is a flat figure that can be measured in two ways, such as length and width
a)
three dimensional figure
b)
two dimensional figure
c)
coordinate plain 
d)
line segment
21.

A scale drawing of a rectangular park is 5 inches wide and 7 inches long. The actual park is 280 yards long. WHAT IS THE SCALE?

a)

1 in to 40 yd

b)

1 in to 52 yd

c)

1 in to 56 yd

d)

1 in to 64 yd