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Measuring, scale drawings and bearings worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "measuring, scale drawings and bearings" — DfE statement G15. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Measuring, scale drawings and bearings worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.The bearing of a campsite B from a walker's position A is 070°. What is the bearing of A from B?
- 2.A map has a scale of 1 cm : 5 km. A road is drawn 3 cm long on the map. What is the real length of the road?
- 3.A scale drawing of a park uses a scale of 1 : 2000. A path is drawn 8.5 cm long on the drawing. A cyclist rides the length of the path and then rides straight back again along the same path. How far does the cyclist travel in total, in metres?
- 4.The angle between north and a footpath is 35°, measured clockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the footpath?
- 5.A line segment is measured with a ruler and found to be 6.5 cm long. What is this length in millimetres?
- 6.A bearing is described as being exactly halfway between north and east, measured clockwise. What is the three-figure bearing?
- 7.A hiker starts by walking on a bearing of 245°. She turns clockwise through 50°, then turns clockwise through a further 15°, and continues walking in a straight line. What bearing is she now walking on?
- 8.A treasure map has a scale of 1 cm to 4 m. A path from the start to a rock is drawn as two straight sections, measuring 3 cm and 2.5 cm. Work out the total real distance from the start to the rock, in metres.
- 9.A survey team measures the angle between two fences with a protractor and gets a reading of 254°. What type of angle is this?
- 10.An angle is measured with a protractor as 47°. What type of angle is this?
- 11.The angle between north and a cycle path is 40°, but it is measured anticlockwise from north. What is the three-figure bearing of the cycle path?
- 12.A church tower is due east of a village. What is the three-figure bearing of the church tower from the village?
- 13.The bearing of a harbour B from a ferry's position A is 260°. What is the bearing of A from B?
- 14.A hiker walks due west. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
- 15.A plan of a car park is drawn to a scale of 1 : 500. A parking bay is drawn as a rectangle measuring 1.2 cm by 0.6 cm. The real width of the bay corresponds to the 0.6 cm side. What is the real width of the bay, in metres?
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