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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)  

 Indra 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:_______________




2)  

Mithra 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 Mithra use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




3)  

Indra 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:_______________




4)  

 Chellamal made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 8 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 40 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




5)  

Indra 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 28 metres long. What scale did Indra use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




6)  

Selvanayaki 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:_______________




7)  

 Amutha made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 4 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 36 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




8)  

Jeevini 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 24 metres long. What scale did Jeevini use for the drawing

1 centimetre =  metres


Answer:_______________




9)  

Ovini measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 6 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 24 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard





Answer:_______________




10)  

 Tamilselvi 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 50 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

centimetres



Answer:_______________




 

1)  

 Indra 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. 



2)  

Mithra 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 Mithra 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. 



3)  

Indra 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. 



4)  

 Chellamal made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 8 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 40 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
8 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 5
8 m x 5
 = 
1 cm
40 m



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



5)  

Indra 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 28 metres long. What scale did Indra use for the drawing

1 centimetre = Answer: 14  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
28 m



Simplify the fraction.

2 cm ÷ 2
28 m ÷ 2
 = 
1 cm
14 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 14 metres. 



6)  

Selvanayaki 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. 



7)  

 Amutha made a scale drawing of a house and its lot. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 4 metres. If the actual length of the front lawn is 36 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 9 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
4 m



Simplify the fraction.

1 cm x 9
4 m x 9
 = 
1 cm
36 m



The scale of the drawing is 1 centimetre = 36 metres. 



8)  

Jeevini 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 24 metres long. What scale did Jeevini 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.

4 cm
24 m



Simplify the fraction.

4 cm ÷ 4
24 m ÷ 4
 = 
1 cm
6 m



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



9)  

Ovini measured the primary school and made a scale drawing. She used the scale 1 centimetre = 6 metres. In the drawing, the school yard is 24 centimetres long. What is the length of the actual school yard

Answer: 144



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 24
6 m x 24
 = 
1 cm
144 m



The scale of the school yards is = 144 metres. 



10)  

 Tamilselvi 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 50 metres, how long is the lawn in the drawing

Answer: 25 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 25
2 m x 25
 = 
1 cm
50 m



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