Foundation worksheet

10:05 Scale drawing

Name: Class:

Exercise
1 a Make a scale drawing of this car that has lengths twice as
long as on this picture.
b Check. h
i Original, l = … , my drawing, l = …
ii Original, h = … , my drawing, h = … l

2 a Make a scale drawing of this pattern with lengths three times as long.
b Check.
i Pattern, x = … , my drawing, x = …
ii Pattern, y = … , my drawing, y = …
c Complete:
Pattern length to my drawing length is in the ratio … to … .
x
y

3 a Measure the lengths, marked on the diagram, in millimetres. b

a=… b=… c=… d=… c
b Use this information to help make a scale drawing with
lengths half of those in the diagram.
c If you wanted a shape five times bigger, then a = …, b = …, a
c = …, d = ….
d The scale in b is … to ….
e The scale in c would be … to ….
d

Fun spot 10:05 | If I had six oranges in one hand and seven in the other,
what would I have?
Find the new length for a scale drawing with five times the length. Match the
letters to the answers.
A 2·7 B 3·1 D 5·3 E 3·7 G 4·2 H 1·8
Find the new length for a scale drawing with one-third the length. Match the
letters to the answers.
I 48 N 78 R 61·5 S 75 V 36 Y 42

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12 18·5 20·5 14 15·5 16 21 9 13·5 26 26·5 25