Building Types Quiz

What is a domestic building?

• A building designed for commercial use

• A building designed for industrial use

• A building designed for a single household to live in

• A building designed for public use

What is a bungalow?

• A multi-storey house with stairs

• A single-storey house with no stairs

• A house with a basement

• A house with multiple apartments

What is a dormer bungalow?

• A single-storey house with no stairs

• A single-storey house with stairs and habitable rooms in the roof space

• A multi-storey house with a basement

• A house with multiple apartments

What feature gives a dormer bungalow its name?

• Its single-storey structure

• Its lack of stairs

• Its dormer windows

• Its multiple apartments

What is a semi-detached house?

• A. A house that shares a single party wall with one other property.

• B. A house that adjoins another by sharing a garage party wall.

• C. A house that is completely detached from other properties.

• D. A house that shares walls with multiple properties.

What is a link detached house?

• A. A house that shares a single party wall with one other property.

• B. A house that adjoins another by sharing a garage party wall.

• C. A house that is completely detached from other properties.

• D. A house that shares walls with multiple properties.

What is a detached house?

• A house that is free-standing and shares no party walls with another building.

• A house that shares party walls with a house on either side.

• A house that is part of a multi-unit building.

• A house that is connected to another house by a garage.

What is a terrace house?

• A house that shares party walls with a house on either side.

• A house that is free-standing and shares no party walls with another building.

• A house that is part of a multi-unit building.

• A house that is connected to another house by a garage.

What is a chalet?

• A building with 11 storeys or more

• A wooden built house with overhanging eaves

• A single-storey flat

• A skyscraper

What defines a high rise building?

• A wooden built house with overhanging eaves

• A building with 5 storeys or more

• A building with 11 storeys or more, normally containing single-storey flats

• A single-storey house