Housing Chapter 6 Test Practice

Vocabulary 1

100

A 3-dimensional miniature of a building

Model

200

The size and arrangement of rooms, doors, windows, storage areas, and hallways on a floor of a home are depicted in a _____.

floor plan

300

Drawings for a house are normally drawn at a scale of _____.

1/4: 1 foot

400

The amount of living space in a home is measured in _____.

Square Feet

500

An approach to building that embraces every stage of a building’s lifecycle, including design, construction, maintenance, and sometimes demolition.

BIM (Building Information Model)

Statements

100

True or False: The many people working together to design and construct a house communicate through house plans. 

True

200

True or False: When an architectural drawing is either smaller or larger than the actual object, it is drawn to size. 

False

300

True or False: Architectural drawings convey all the information about a house or structure.

False

400

True or False: Renderings and models created in CADD help bring the plan to life for the client and help the architect verify that the final design meets client expectations.

True

500

True or False: A Building Information Model helps architects predict how much energy a building will use before it is constructed.

True 

Drawings

100

Drawings that contain information about the size, shape, and location of all parts of the house.

Architectural Drawings

200

Usually an enlargement of some construction feature.

Detail View

300

Architectural drawings that show the outside views of the house.

Exterior Elevation

400

Refined drawings or renderings to use for publication or for showing the design to a client.

Presentation Drawing

500

The freehand sketches a designer uses in refining a design are called _____ drawings.

Schematic

Materials

100

Name 4 types of fixtures included on a floor plan for a bathroom.

Bathtub

Shower

Sink

Vanity

Toilet

Urinal

200

Name 2 types of sinks used on floor plans

Single Sink

Double Sink

300

Name 3 appliances that are included on floorplans that are located in the kitchen

Oven

Range

Dishwasher

400

Name 4 types of doors that can be included on a floor plan

Hinged

Double Hinge 

Sliding

Bifold

Pocket

Interior

Barn Door

500

Name 5 of the 6 types of Windows included on floor plans.

Double-Hung

Double Fixed

Casement

Picture

Bay

Bow

Abbreviations

100

RR

Restroom

200

CLG

Ceiling

300

DIM

Dimension

400

HVAC

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning

500

GWB

Gypsum Wall Board