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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)  

Ponnalagu 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 Ponnalagu use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




2)  

Ramani measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 25 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




3)  

 Mithra 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 66 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




4)  

Ramani 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 Ramani use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




5)  

Tamilselvi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 21 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




6)  

 Poongodi 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 46 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




7)  

Kumutha 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 16 metres long. What scale did Kumutha use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




8)  

Parveen measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 18 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




9)  

 Panimalar 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 42 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




10)  

Nandini 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 15 metres long. What scale did Nandini use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




 

1)  

Ponnalagu 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 Ponnalagu 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. 



2)  

Ramani measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 25 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 125



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 25
5 m x 25
 = 
1 cm
125 m



The scale of the school yards is = 125 metres. 



3)  

 Mithra 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 66 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 33 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 33
2 m x 33
 = 
1 cm
66 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 66 metres. 



4)  

Ramani 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 Ramani 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. 



5)  

Tamilselvi measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 21 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 147



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 21
7 m x 21
 = 
1 cm
147 m



The scale of the school yards is = 147 metres. 



6)  

 Poongodi 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 46 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 23 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 23
2 m x 23
 = 
1 cm
46 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 46 metres. 



7)  

Kumutha 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 16 metres long. What scale did Kumutha use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 8  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
16 m



Simplify the fraction.

2 cm ÷ 2
16 m ÷ 2
 = 
1 cm
8 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 8 metres. 



8)  

Parveen measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 2 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 18 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 36



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 18
2 m x 18
 = 
1 cm
36 m



The scale of the school yards is = 36 metres. 



9)  

 Panimalar 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 42 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 6 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 6
7 m x 6
 = 
1 cm
42 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 42 metres. 



10)  

Nandini 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 15 metres long. What scale did Nandini use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 5  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
15 m



Simplify the fraction.

3 cm ÷ 3
15 m ÷ 3
 = 
1 cm
5 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 5 metres.