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Architecture: vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling is a ...

(a)  

2.

A channel along the eaves or on the roof, which collects and carries away rainwater is a ...

(a)  

3.

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines is a ...

(a)  

4.

A narrow shelf at the bottom of a window is a ...

(a)  

5.

A side post or lining of a doorway is a ...

(a)  

6.

A tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof or tower is a ...

(a)  

7.

A large open-air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building is an ...

(a)  

8.

She was standing by the fireplace, staring at the photographs that were crowded along the ___________ top.

a)

ledge

b)

mantlepiece

c)

sill

d)

mantle

9.

He tripped, fell down a flight of stairs and lay motionless on the bottom __________.

a)

ledge

b)

lintel

c)

stair

d)

landing

10.

I was sitting in the garden when suddenly my neighbour's head bobbed up from behind the __________.

a)

hedge

b)

ledge

c)

lawn

d)

hedgehog

11.

Inside was a great court with a(n) _________ running all round.

a)

cupola

b)

portico

c)

arcade

d)

turret

12.

When we got to the house it was dark except for a light high in a window on the third floor.

a)

dormant

b)

dormer

c)

doric

d)

dorky

13.

The _________ ceiling of the Gothic cathedral is technically and visually impressive.

a)

shingled

b)

keystone

c)

lintel

d)

vault

14.

The church __________ was used by the colonists to keep watch on the river.

a)

turret

b)

belfry

c)

frieze

d)

shingle