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Scale Drawings Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
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1.

In this scale drawing, 2 centimeters represents 9 meters.

What is the actual height of the library?

a)

18 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

54 meters

d)

36 meters

2.

In this scale drawing, 2 centimeters represents 9 meters.

The actual museum is 22.5 meters wide. How wide should it be on the scale drawing?

a)

2.5 cm

b)

5 cm

c)

11.5 cm

d)

2.5 m

3.

In this scale drawing, 2 centimeters represents 9 meters.

What is the actual height of the museum?

a)

6 meters

b)

12 meters

c)

27 meters

d)

54 meters

4.

In this scale drawing, 2 centimeters represents 9 meters.

The actual library is 18 meters wide. How wide should it be on the scale drawing?

a)

18 cm

b)

8 cm

c)

36 cm

d)

4 cm

5.

Binta and Darius are making scale drawings of this dinosaur.

Binta is using a scale of 1 cm to 5 m, and Darius is using a scale of 2 cm to 15 m.

Which scale drawing will be bigger?

a)

Binta's

b)

Darius'

c)

They will be the same

6.

Binta and Darius are making scale drawings of this dinosaur.

Binta is using a scale of 1 cm to 5 m, and Darius is using a scale of 2 cm to 15 m.

In Darius' drawing, the dinosaur's height is 3 cm. How tall is the dinosaur in Binta's drawing?

a)

3 cm

b)

4.5 cm

c)

5 cm

d)

6.5 cm

7.

Binta and Darius are making scale drawings of this dinosaur.

Binta is using a scale of 1 cm to 5 m, and Darius is using a scale of 2 cm to 15 m.

In Binta's drawing, the dinosaur's length is 6 cm. How long is the dinosaur in Darius' drawing?

a)

6 cm

b)

4.5 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

6.5 cm

8.

An epidemiologist (a scientist who studies diseases) makes a scale drawing of a white blood cell, which is about 20 μm across.

(μm=micrometer)

Suppose her drawing is 5 cm across. Which TWO scales might she possibly have used?

a)

5 cm to 20 μm

b)

4 cm to 5 μm

c)

1 cm to 4 μm

d)

1 cm to 20 μm

9.

An epidemiologist (a scientist who studies diseases) makes a scale drawing of a white blood cell, which is about 20 μm across.

(μm=micrometer)

Suppose her drawing is 5 cm across.

The nucleus of the cell is about 8 μm. How long would this be in her drawing?

a)

1 cm

b)

2 cm

c)

3 cm

d)

4 cm

10.

The Empire State Building is 1,450 ft high and 400 ft wide. Select the scale that would BEST fit a picture of this building onto an 11 in x 8.5 in piece of paper.

a)

1 in to 60 ft

b)

2 in to 500 ft

c)

1 in to 5,280 ft

11.

What scale factor takes triangle S to triangle L?

a)

2

b)

12\frac{1}{2}

c)

3

d)

34\frac{3}{4}

12.

What scale factor takes triangle L to triangle S?

a)

2

b)

12\frac{1}{2}

c)

3

d)

34\frac{3}{4}

13.

True or False:

Two squares will always be scaled copies of each other no matter their size.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

A 2 in x 2 in square is increased by a scale factor of 3. What is the new square's area?

a)

4 in2

b)

12 in2

c)

36 in2

d)

16 in2

15.

Jada is looking at a map of a square park that has a scale of 5 cm to 200 ft. On the map, each side of the park is 10 cm long.

Jada lives 500 feet from the park. How long would this distance be on the map?

a)

10 cm

b)

15 cm

c)

20 cm

d)

12.5 cm

16.

Jada is looking at a map of a square park that has a scale of 5 cm to 200 ft. On the map, each side of the park is 10 cm long.

If Jada ran around the perimeter of the park once, what distance would she run?

a)

100 ft

b)

800 ft

c)

1,600 feet

d)

400 ft

17.

Here is a scale drawing of Zahra's office. The scale is 6 cm to 15 ft.

What is the actual area of her office?

a)

8 ft2

b)

50 ft2

c)

90 ft2

d)

24 ft2

18.

Phoebe makes a scale model of Mars in science class. The scale that maps the scale model to the actual Mars is 1 inch to 375 miles.

If the height of the scale model is 11.2 inches, what is the actual height of Mars?

a)

4,200 inches

b)

33.48 miles

c)

4,200 miles

d)

33.48 inches

19.

Suppose you make a scaled copy of this triangle using a scale factor of 3. What is the perimeter of the new triangle?

a)

36 units

b)

12 units

c)

24 units

d)

48 units

20.

Suppose you make a scaled copy of this triangle using a scale factor of 3. What is the area of the new triangle?

a)

36 units2

b)

54 units2

c)

24 units2

d)

108 units2

21.

Finish the lyric from the song "Meet Virginia" by Train:

She only drinks coffee at midnight, when the moment is not right...

a)

When timing is quite unusual

b)

When she needs to be awake

c)

When nothing around is bright

d)

When the magic is slight

22.

Which of these celebrities has the largest Instagram following?

a)

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

b)

Selena Gomez

c)

Christiano Ronaldo

d)

Kylie Jenner

23.

Which of the following actors never played the role of James Bond.

a)

Sean Connery

b)

Pierce Brosnan

c)

Daniel Craig

d)

Jeff Bridges