1. Scale Drawing Quiz September 2011.
Kindly contributed by Elizabeth Adeyemi, South Thames College.
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Functional Maths coverage and range
Level 2: Understand, use and calculate ratio and proportion, including problems involving scale
SfL Adult numeracy
MSS1/L1.11 Work with scale diagrams
MSS1/L2.10 Work out dimensions from scale drawings
References: Excellence Gateway (2009), Skills for Life, Core Curriculum
Ofqual (2009), Functional Skills criteria for English, Mathematics and ICT
September Kindly contributed to by Elizabeth Adeyemi, South Thames College.

2. Scale Drawing Quiz

3. Question 1
What is the actual height of a wall that measures 6cm on the scale drawing with a scale of 1:50? A 6m B
12m C
14cm D 3m

4. Question 2
What does 6cm on a map with scale 1:2500 represent in actual distance? A
100m B
2500m C
150m D
1500cm

5. Question 3
A house plan is drawn to a scale of 1:100. The lounge on the drawing is 9cm long and 5cm wide. What is the length of the lounge in metres? A
90cm B
45m C 9m D
30m

6. Question 4
A house plan is drawn to a scale of 1:50. The lounge on the drawing is 7.5cm wide and 15cm long. What is the length of the lounge in metres? A
50m B
7.5m C 5m D
65m

7. Question 5
A model is to be made of the new college which is 1125m in length. The suggested scale is 1:750. How long will the model be? A
9cm B
1.5m C 2m D
3.5m