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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.
Measuring, scale drawings and bearings worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.A line segment is measured with a ruler and found to be 6.5 cm long. What is this length in millimetres?
- 2.Two straight paths cross at a junction in a park. One of the angles between them, measured with a protractor, is 76°. What is the size of the angle immediately next to it on a straight line?
- 3.A submarine travels due south. What is the three-figure bearing for this direction?
- 4.A scale drawing shows a room that is 5 cm wide. The real room is 15 m wide. Write the scale of the drawing in the form 1 : n.
- 5.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.
- 6.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?
- 7.A map has a scale of 1 : 25000. A distance between two points measures 2 cm on the map. What is the real distance, in kilometres?
- 8.A furniture catalogue drawing uses a scale of 1 cm to 1.5 m. A sofa in the drawing is measured as 7 cm long. What is the real length of the sofa, in metres?
- 9.A map has a scale of 1 : 20 000. The distance between two villages is 3.4 km in real life. How long is this distance on the map, in centimetres?
- 10.An angle is measured with a protractor as 47°. What type of angle is this?
- 11.A scale drawing of a bridge uses a scale of 1 : 25. A support beam on the drawing measures 4.4 cm. What is the real length of the beam, in metres?
- 12.A church tower is due east of a village. What is the three-figure bearing of the church tower from the village?
- 13.A hiker walks on a bearing of 065°. She then turns clockwise through 90° and continues walking in a straight line. What bearing is she now walking on?
- 14.The bearing of a harbour B from a ferry's position A is 260°. What is the bearing of A from B?
- 15.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?
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