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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)  

 Poovazhagi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 6 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 72 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




2)  

Swathi 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 21 metres long. What scale did Swathi use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




3)  

Kumutha measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 28 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




4)  

 Keerthi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 50 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




5)  

Jeevini 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 30 metres long. What scale did Jeevini use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




6)  

Panimalar measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 3 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 27 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




7)  

 Tulasi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 40 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




8)  

Pavi 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 22 metres long. What scale did Pavi use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




9)  

Jeevini 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:_______________




10)  

 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 35 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 Poovazhagi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 6 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 72 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 12 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
6 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 12
6 m x 12
 = 
1 cm
72 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 72 metres. 



2)  

Swathi 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 21 metres long. What scale did Swathi use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 7  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
21 m



Simplify the fraction.

3 cm ÷ 3
21 m ÷ 3
 = 
1 cm
7 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 7 metres. 



3)  

Kumutha measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 7 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 28 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 196



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 28
7 m x 28
 = 
1 cm
196 m



The scale of the school yards is = 196 metres. 



4)  

 Keerthi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 50 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 10 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
5 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 10
5 m x 10
 = 
1 cm
50 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 50 metres. 



5)  

Jeevini 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 30 metres long. What scale did Jeevini use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 15  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
30 m



Simplify the fraction.

2 cm ÷ 2
30 m ÷ 2
 = 
1 cm
15 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 15 metres. 



6)  

Panimalar measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 3 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 27 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 81



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
3 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 27
3 m x 27
 = 
1 cm
81 m



The scale of the school yards is = 81 metres. 



7)  

 Tulasi made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 5 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 40 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 8 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
5 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 8
5 m x 8
 = 
1 cm
40 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 40 metres. 



8)  

Pavi 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 22 metres long. What scale did Pavi use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 11  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
22 m



Simplify the fraction.

2 cm ÷ 2
22 m ÷ 2
 = 
1 cm
11 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 11 metres. 



9)  

Jeevini 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. 



10)  

 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 35 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 5 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 5
7 m x 5
 = 
1 cm
35 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 35 metres.