L2-18 Calculate actual dimensions from scale drawings and create a scale diagram given actual measurements Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. On a scale drawing of 1 cm : 2 m, a line is 5 cm long. What is the real length?

   • 0.5 m
   • 2.5 m
   • 7 m
   • 10 m

2. A map has scale 1:100. A real length is 5 m. How long is it on the map?

   • 0.5 cm
   • 5 cm
   • 50 cm
   • 500 cm

3. In a scale of 1:20, what does the number 1 represent?

   • total area
   • actual measurement
   • perimeter length
   • drawing measurement

4. A scale is 1 cm : 50 cm. A real length is 4 m. What is the drawing length?

   • 8 cm
   • 0.8 cm
   • 80 cm
   • 200 cm

5. A scale is 2 cm : 1 m. A drawn line is 6 cm long. What is the real length?

   • 0.3 m
   • 3 m
   • 3 cm
   • 12 m

6. Why must measurements be in the same units before applying a scale?

   • For correct ratio
   • To save calculation time
   • To make numbers smaller
   • To avoid negative values

7. A scale is 1:500. A real length is 15 m. How long is it on the drawing?

   • 7.5 cm
   • 3 cm
   • 0.3 cm
   • 30 cm

8. What does an enlargement scale of 5:1 mean for a drawing?

   • one fifth size
   • five times smaller
   • five times larger
   • same size

9. A room is 4.5 m by 3 m, drawn at 1 cm : 0.5 m. What are the drawing dimensions?

   • 2.25 cm by 1.5 cm
   • 4.5 cm by 3 cm
   • 9 cm by 6 cm
   • 18 cm by 12 cm

10. A plan at 1:200 shows a wall 4 cm long. What is the real wall length?

    • 80 m
    • 800 m
    • 8 m
    • 0.8 m

11. A map scale is 1 cm : 10 km. Two towns are 35 km apart. How far apart are they on the map?

    • 350 cm
    • 35 cm
    • 0.35 cm
    • 3.5 cm

12. A garden is 12 m by 8 m and is drawn at 1:100. What is the area of the drawing?

    • 96 cm²
    • 24 cm²
    • 960 cm²
    • 9600 cm²

13. A path on a map measures 7.5 cm at a scale of 1 cm : 2 km. What is the real distance?

    • 3.75 km
    • 9.5 km
    • 15 km
    • 75 km

14. A drawing is 10 cm long and represents 25 m. What is the scale in the form 1 cm : ?

    • 1 cm : 2.5 m
    • 10 cm : 1 m
    • 1 cm : 25 m
    • 1 cm : 0.4 m

15. A rectangle on a 1:250 drawing measures 6 cm by 4 cm. What is its real area?

    • 15 m²
    • 1500 m²
    • 150 m²
    • 24 m²

16. A map scale is 1:25 000. What is the map distance for a real distance of 1.2 km?

    • 3 cm
    • 0.48 cm
    • 48 cm
    • 4.8 cm

17. A model is made at 1:87 scale. The real object is 2.61 m long. How long is the model?

    • 30 cm
    • 3 cm
    • 228 cm
    • 0.3 cm

18. A drawing at 1:40 has a length of 16 cm. What is the actual length?

    • 40 m
    • 6.4 m
    • 0.4 m
    • 64 m

19. A plan has scale 2 cm : 3 m. What is the area on the plan of a 3 m by 6 m room?

    • 4 cm²
    • 8 cm²
    • 18 cm²
    • 12 cm²

20. Which map scale provides a more detailed drawing?

    • 1:500
    • 1:1000
    • 1:5000
    • 1:50

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