Mastering Scale Drawings and Comparisons: Grade 5 Quiz

A map has a scale of 1 inch to 5 miles. If two cities are 3 inches apart on the map, how far apart are they in real life?

• 5 miles

• 10 miles

• 15 miles

• 20 miles

A model of a building is made at a scale of 1:100. If the model is 2 feet tall, how tall is the actual building?

• 100 feet

• 250 feet

• 200 feet

• 150 feet

A blueprint for a park shows a walking path that is 4 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 feet, how long is the walking path in feet?

• 30 feet

• 50 feet

• 20 feet

• 40 feet

A toy car is built at a scale of 1:20. If the toy car is 6 inches long, how long is the actual car?

• 60 inches

• 240 inches

• 30 inches

• 120 inches

A scale drawing of a garden shows a flower bed that is 3 inches wide. If the scale is 1 inch to 2 feet, what is the actual width of the flower bed in feet?

• 4 feet

• 8 feet

• 10 feet

• 6 feet

A scale model of a ship is 1:50. If the model is 1.5 feet long, how long is the actual ship in feet?

• 50 feet

• 75 feet

• 100 feet

• 25 feet

A city map uses a scale of 1 cm to 2 km. If a park is represented as 4 cm on the map, how far is the park from the city center in kilometers?

• 8 km

• 12 km

• 10 km

• 6 km

A scale drawing of a room shows a length of 6 inches. If the scale is 1 inch to 3 feet, what is the actual length of the room in feet?

• 30 feet

• 18 feet

• 24 feet

• 12 feet

A model airplane is built at a scale of 1:25. If the wingspan of the model is 12 inches, what is the wingspan of the actual airplane in inches?

• 250 inches

• 400 inches

• 150 inches

• 300 inches

A scale drawing of a football field shows the field as 8 inches long. If the scale is 1 inch to 10 yards, how long is the actual football field in yards?

• 100 yards

• 80 yards

• 70 yards

• 90 yards