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The Basics of Architecture

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

How to Play:

You will have to click the answer choice that you think is correct. If correct, it will turn green, it incorrect it will turn red. The purpose of this game is to inform you on what we have learned.

a)

Got it!

b)

I think I got it.

2.

What does a section view show?

a)

Multiples sections of a house.

b)

A birds-eye view of a house.

c)

A section or cut-through of a structure.

3.

What does CADD stand for?

a)

Contemporary added design and decoration.

b)

Computer aided drafting and design.

c)

Computer answers about drafting and design.

4.

Which writing utensil is easy to use, and erasable, but may be difficult to blend colors?

a)

Colored pencil

b)

Graphite pencil

c)

Felt tip marker

d)

Water color

5.

How would you describe a rendering?

a)

Using lights to brighten a room

b)

Taking out items in a room

c)

Altering an aspect of a room

d)

Adding color, texture and value to a drawing

6.

Which is not a type of construction drawings designers might choose to render?

a)

Floor plans

b)

Elevations

c)

Perspective drawings

d)

Color template

7.

What's a T-Square

a)

A tool that makes vertical lines more realistic

b)

A tool that is guided along the edge of a drawing surface to

maintain the trueness of horizontal lines

c)

A template you trace for floor plans

8.

What viewpoint is a floor plan drawn from?

a)

Birds-eye

b)

Below

c)

Overhead

d)

Human eye level

9.

How does it speed the process of creating accurate plans?

a)

Faster the plan comes out to start designing

b)

Less work to accomplish

c)

Happier clients

d)

Easier to make modifications than hand drawing

10.

Is an elevation drawing 2-D or 3-D?

a)

2-D

b)

3-D

11.

Why is a detail view like using a magnifying glass on a feature of a plan?

a)

It shows things from farther away

b)

It magnifies a feature for closer inspection.

c)

It makes people want to look closer

12.

What does a floor plan show?

a)

Things on the floor level

b)

Location of walls, windows, doors

c)

Different floor options

13.

What is tracing paper?

a)

Paper you use in a house inside walls

b)

Paper with cutouts this are used like stencils to create floor plans

c)

Strong, transparent paper used for creating drawings,

designs, and tracings.

14.

Why do you think furniture companies offer CADD programs as free tools for consumers?

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15.

Why are renderings an important tool to designers?

a)

They allow clients to see the outcome online

b)

They show the progress that has been made

c)

They show the direction of the work

d)

They allow clients to visualize the finished product