Reading: Fluency & Practice
Mathematics
Year 9
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focused on reading and interpreting map scales, designed to develop procedural mastery and real-world application skills for Year 9 students.
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Reading: Fluency & Practice
Subject: MathematicsGrade: Year 9
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Grade Year 9
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
If a map scale is 1 cm : 50 km, what is the real-world distance represented by 7 cm on the map?
[3 marks]2.
A map has a scale of 1:25,000. If two points are 4.8 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
[3 marks]3.
Construct a triangle on the grid where the sides are in the ratio 3:4:5, representing a scaled model of a real-world triangle measuring 6 km, 8 km, and 10 km respectively.
[4 marks]4.
A map of a park has a scale of 1 inch : 0.5 miles. How many inches on the map represent a walking trail of 2 miles?
[2 marks]5.
A city map uses a scale of 1 cm : 2 km. If the distance between two landmarks is 9 cm on the map, what is the real distance?
[3 marks]6.
A student reads a map with a scale of 1:40,000. If they measure 5 cm between two locations on the map, what is the real-world distance in kilometers?
[3 marks]7.
Identify and correct the mistake: A teacher states that on a map with a scale of 1:10,000, a 3 cm distance on the map equals 30 km.
[4 marks]8.
A map of a hiking trail has a scale of 1:25,000. If a hiker walks 10 km along the trail, how long will this be on the map in centimeters?
[3 marks]9.
A city park map has a scale of 1 inch : 0.75 miles. How many inches on the map would show a 3-mile walking route?
[3 marks]10.
A map uses a scale of 1:50,000. If two points are 6 cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance in kilometers?
[3 marks]11.
Challenge: A map’s scale is 1:75,000. If a building is 8 meters tall in real life, how tall will it appear on the map?
[4 marks]12.
Estimate the real-world distance if a 2.5 cm segment on a map with a scale of 1:100,000 represents a road segment.
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- 1/1/2026
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