Chapter 4 Scale Factors and Similarity – Test Name:_________ Class:_____ ____ / 30

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and write the
answer in the space provided to the left of the question:
____ 1. A scale of 2:5 means
a. there are 2 units of the image for every unit of actual size
b. there are 2 units of the image for every 5 units of actual size
c. there are 5 units of the image for every unit of actual size
d. there are 5 units of the image for every 2 units of actual size

____ 3. Compare Figure B to Figure A. What best describes Figure B?

a. Figure B is a scale factor of Figure A c. Figure B is a proportion of Figure A

b. Figure B is a reduction of Figure A d. Figure B is an enlargement of Figure A
____ 4. A scale diagram of a field uses a scale of 2 mm:1 m. Determine the actual distance from A to C.

a. 90 m c. 20 m
b. 45 m d. 2 m
____ 5. In the drawings shown, the scale factor used to create Figure A from Figure B is

a. 2 c. 4
b. 3 d. 5
____ 6. The letter on the right is drawn from the letter on the left using a scale factor. The scale factor is

a. 0.20 c. 0.35
b. 0.25 d. 0.40
____ 7. A digital picture on a computer screen is 8.2 mm wide. When the picture is printed, the image enlarged by a
scale of 1:3.5. What is the width of the printed picture?
a. 2.34 mm c. 11.7 mm
b. 3.5 mm d. 28.7 mm
____ 8. Joe is making a technical drawing of his laptop. The laptop screen is 35.56 cm wide. If Joe’s drawing must
use a scale of 1:3, how wide will the laptop screen appear on the drawing?
a. 3.00 cm c. 35.56 cm
b. 11.85 cm d. 106.68 cm

____ 9. In the two triangles shown,  A and D are

a. complimentary angles c. exterior angles

b. corresponding angles d. inscribed angles
____ 10. How would you describe the two triangles below?

a. complimentary triangles c. equal triangles

b. equilateral triangles d. similar triangles
____ 11. ABC is a scalene triangle. A similar triangle, DEF, is developed using a scale factor of 3. In DEF, DE
is
a. one-third the length of AB c. twice the length of AB
b. the same length as AB d. three times the length of AB
____ 12. ABC is a scalene triangle, with ABC equal to 86°. A similar triangle, DEF, is made using a scale factor
of 3. In DEF, DEF is
a. 45° c. 86°
b. 49° d. 129°

____ 13. A scale diagram of the polygon below was created using a scale factor of 4. The interior angles of the new
polygon would be

a. 1
times the size of the angles of the original polygon
4
b. the same size as the angles of the original polygon
c. 2 times the size of the original polygon
d. 4 times the size of the original polygon
____ 14. An artist developed a scale diagram of the following layout for a stage. On his scale diagram, 1 cm represents
2 m of actual distance. How far is it from H to J on the stage?

a. 5 m c. 15 m
 b. 10 m d. 20 m
Completion (1 point each - 6 marks)
Complete each statement.

16. Similar triangles have different side lengths, but equal __________________________.
17. The enlargement of an image is 3 times the size of the original. The value 3 represents the
_________________________.
18. A comparison between the actual size of an object and the size of its diagram is the
_________________________.
19. Figures that have equal corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides are
_________________________.
20.
The value of the unknown angle in the small triangle is _________________________.

21. The two triangles shown below are similar. The missing side length is _________________________.

Matching (1/2 point each - 5 marks)

Identify the letter of the term that best matches the description or definition given below.
 a. enlargement f. proportion
b. reduction g. corresponding sides
c. scale h. corresponding angles
d. scale factor i. similar
e. scale diagram j. polygon
____ 22. refers to the same shape, but different sizes
____ 23. the constant factor by which all dimensions of an object are enlarged or reduced in a scale drawing
____ 24. an increase in the dimensions of an object by a constant factor
____ 25. line segments with the same relative position in geometric figures
____ 26. a situation where all ratios are equal
____ 27. a reduction or enlargement of the original object
____ 28. a closed figure made up of 3 or more lines
____ 29. vertices with the same relative position in geometric figures
____ 30. a decrease in the dimensions of an object by a constant factor
____ 31. a comparision between the actual size of an object and the size of its diagram

Short Answer

33. The scale diagram of a basketball court uses a scale of 1:280. The length of the court measures 10 cm in the
diagram. What is the actual length of the court, in metres?

(1 mark)
34. Richelle designed a tote bag. In the design, the length of the bag is 8 cm. The actual length of the bag is 20
cm. What scale factor did Richelle use in her design?

(1 mark)

37.Examine the diagram below. What is the height of the building?

 (2 marks)
38. A diagram of a house on a street is shown below. Determine the distance between Point D and Point C.

(2 marks)