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Written Instructions:

For each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ), four options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (1,2,3 or 4). Write your answers in the brackets provided..

For each Short Answer Question(SAQ) and Long Answer Question(LAQ), write your answers in the blanks provided.

Leave your answers in the simplest form or correct to two decimal places.



 

1)  

Poongodi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 4 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 24 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




2)  

 Panimalar made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 48 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




3)  

Haritha measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 2 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 18 metres long. What scale did Haritha use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




4)  

Panimalar measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 16 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




5)  

 Haritha made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 44 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




6)  

Ovini measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 3 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 18 metres long. What scale did Ovini use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




7)  

Ovini measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 15 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




8)  

 Ponnalagu made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 77 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




9)  

Chithra measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 4 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 16 metres long. What scale did Chithra use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




10)  

Tamilselvi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 15 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Poongodi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 4 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 24 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 96



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
4 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 24
4 m x 24
 = 
1 cm
96 m



The scale of the school yards is = 96 metres. 



2)  

 Panimalar made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 48 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 24 centimetres



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
2 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 24
2 m x 24
 = 
1 cm
48 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 48 metres. 



3)  

Haritha measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 2 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 18 metres long. What scale did Haritha use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 9  metres


SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the volleyball court in the drawing to the length of the actual volleyball court. Write the ratio in fraction form.

2 cm
18 m



Simplify the fraction.

2 cm ÷ 2
18 m ÷ 2
 = 
1 cm
9 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 9 metres. 



4)  

Panimalar measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 16 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 32



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
2 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 16
2 m x 16
 = 
1 cm
32 m



The scale of the school yards is = 32 metres. 



5)  

 Haritha made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 44 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 22 centimetres



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
2 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 22
2 m x 22
 = 
1 cm
44 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 44 metres. 



6)  

Ovini measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 3 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 18 metres long. What scale did Ovini use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 6  metres


SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the volleyball court in the drawing to the length of the actual volleyball court. Write the ratio in fraction form.

3 cm
18 m



Simplify the fraction.

3 cm ÷ 3
18 m ÷ 3
 = 
1 cm
6 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 6 metres. 



7)  

Ovini measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 15 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 75



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
5 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 15
5 m x 15
 = 
1 cm
75 m



The scale of the school yards is = 75 metres. 



8)  

 Ponnalagu made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 77 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 11 centimetres



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
7 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 11
7 m x 11
 = 
1 cm
77 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 77 metres. 



9)  

Chithra measured a summer camp and made a scale drawing. The sand volleyball court is 4 centimetres long in the drawing. The actual volleyball court is 16 metres long. What scale did Chithra use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 4  metres


SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the volleyball court in the drawing to the length of the actual volleyball court. Write the ratio in fraction form.

4 cm
16 m



Simplify the fraction.

4 cm ÷ 4
16 m ÷ 4
 = 
1 cm
4 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 4 metres. 



10)  

Tamilselvi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 15 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 75



SOLUTION 1 :

Write the ratio of the length of the home in the drawing to the length of the actual home. Write the ratio in fraction form.

1 cm
5 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 15
5 m x 15
 = 
1 cm
75 m



The scale of the school yards is = 75 metres.