Ch. 7 Understanding House Plans

Grouping rooms together by ____ is an efficient way to organize space.

• size

• function

• space

• layout

The ____ in most houses consists of bedrooms and bathrooms.

• quiet area

• work area

• recreation area

• common use area

The ___ area includes all parts of the home needed to maintain and service the other areas.

• quiet

• work

• social

• outside

In most homes, what room is used more often than any other room room in the work area?

• bedroom

• bathroom

• office

• kitchen

What do you call the imaginary line that connects the 3 primary areas of activity in a kitchen?

• traffic pattern

• line of function

• work triangle

• work zone

The ___ area provides space for daily living, entertaining, and recreation.

• social

• quiet

• work

• traffic

The paths that people use to move easily within a room, from room to room, or to the outdoors are called ____.

• work triangle

• hallways

• traffic patterns

• buffer zone

As a rule, traffic patterns should be about ____ inches wide.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

Housing should provide convenience, safety, and ____ for all members of the household.

• accessibility

• traffic

• barriers

• work triangles

When you _____ a space, you use it for something other than the original purpose. (Change a dining room into an office or playroom)

• construct

• adapt

• evaluate

• design