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Rooms of a house

100

What room do you cook in?

Kitchen

200

True or False: the ceiling is on top of a house, outside, to protect the house from rain, snow, and other precipitation. 

False. A ceiling is inside, a roof is outside.

300

The top floor of a home.

Attic

400

What is the name for the cabinet with a mirror and sink attached, found in the bathroom?

Vanity

500

A balcony is outside space on the second floor or higher of a building, that usually has a railing. What is this called when it on the bottom floor of a building?

Patio/porch

Renting

100

The money you pay to live in a place you do not own.

Rent

200

What is another word for "rental agreement"?

Lease 

300

What does "included" mean with utilities?

That a utility cost is part of the rent. 

400

What is the title of the person who owns the home you are renting?

Landlord

500

Asad and Zahra are renting an apartment. The rent is one thousand and fifty dollars a month and the landlord requires a a security deposit that is half the cost of the rent. Water and trash are included in the rent. Gas costs one hundred and twenty-one dollars a month and there is a forty-eight dollar start-up charge for the first month. Electric is ninety-seven dollars a month. What will the first month's expenses be? 

One thousand eight hundred and forty-one dollars

($1,841)

Buying

100

A mortgage is a kind of _____________.

Loan

200

What is the title for a person who helps you look at homes to buy?

Realtor 

300

True or false: A credit score impacts your ability to get a loan on a house?

True

400

Miriam is looking at a house she wants to buy. It is for sale for $210,000. She decides to put in an __________ of $185,000.

Offer

500

What is it called when you completely finish paying off your mortgage and no longer owe the bank any money?

Own outright

Apartment buildings

100

What does "furnished apartment" mean?

An apartment that comes with furniture already in it.

200

What would you call floor number 42 of an apartment?

The forty-second floor of an apartment

300

If a sign said "Apartment available: 2 br, 1 ba, unfurn, 890/mo" what would that mean?

A 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, unfurnished apartment is available for $890 a month. 

400

What do you call the metal stairs and ladders on the outside of an apartment building?

A fire escape

500

What does "amenities" mean?

An additional feature in an apartment complex, such as a pool or a gym.