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Junior Cycle Graphics: Measurement, scales & area

How often Measurement, scales & area comes up on the Graphics papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Measurement, scales & area, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Measurement, scales & area.

(a)A drawing is at a scale of 1:5. A line on it measures 40 mm. How long is the real edge?
  1. 8 mm
  2. 200 mm
  3. 45 mm
(b)Which instrument is used to measure an angle on a drawing?
  1. T-square
  2. Pair of compasses
  3. Protractor
(c)What does a scale of 2:1 on a drawing mean?
  1. Twice real size
  2. Real size, drawn twice
  3. Half real size
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(a) 200 mm

(b) Protractor

(c) Twice real size

Your turn: Common Level questions on Measurement, scales & area.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1b, Q1c, Q3a, Q5b
2025Q2a, Q3d
2024Not asked
2023Q1b
2022Q3a

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Measurement, scales & area questions

Measurement, scales & area, 3 marks

A wheel of diameter 50 mm rolls one full turn. To the nearest mm, how far does it travel?

  1. 79 mm
  2. 314 mm
  3. 157 mm
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157 mm

One turn moves the wheel its circumference: π × 50 = 157.08, so 157 mm. Using the radius instead of the diameter gives about 79 mm.

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