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VDA - House (Part 2/2)

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A house having no wall in common with another house

a)

Detached dwelling

b)

Attached dwelling

c)

Semi-detached dwelling

d)

Pit dwelling

2.

A house joined by a party wall to another house or row of houses

a)

Detached dwelling

b)

Attached dwelling

c)

Semi-detached dwelling

d)

Pit dwelling

3.

A one-story house with a low-pitched roof, esp. one built in the suburbs

a)

Rambler

b)

Tract house

c)

Detached dwelling

d)

Semi-detached dwelling

4.

A house forming a part of a real-estate development, usually having a plan and appearance common to some or all of the houses in the development

a)

Rambler

b)

Tract house

c)

Detached dwelling

d)

Semi-detached dwelling

5.
a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

6.
a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

7.

A style of cottage developed mainly on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, typically a rectangular, one- or one-and-a-half stoy, wood-frame house with white clapboarded or shingle walls, a front door located on one of the long sides, a large central chimney, and a gable roof with low eaves and usually no dormer

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

8.

A type of wood-framed house found esp. in New England, generally two full stories high in front and one story high in back, the roof having about the same pitch in both directions so that the ridge is well toward the front of the house

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

9.

Of or pertaining to the domestic architecture of Dutch settlers in New York and New Jersey in the 17th century

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

10.

Characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves over porches on the long sides

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

11.
a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

12.

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

13.

A group of early 20th-century architects, notably Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed houses and other buildings that emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie

a)

Cape Cod

b)

Saltbox

c)

Dutch Colonial

d)

Prairie School

14.

A derivative of the Indian bungalow, popular esp. in the first quarter of the 20th century, usually having one or one-and-a-half stories, a widely bracketed gable roof, a large porch, and often built of rustic materials

a)

Bungalow

b)

Bungalow court

c)

Split-level

d)

Bi-level

15.

A group of three or more detached, one-story, single-family dwellings, arranged with common utilities and accessories under a common ownership

a)

Bungalow

b)

Bungalow court

c)

Split-level

d)

Bi-level

16.

A house having a room or rooms somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels usually differing by approximately half a story

a)

Bungalow

b)

Bungalow court

c)

Split-level

d)

Bi-level

17.

A two-story house having the lower level sunken below grade and an entry at grade halfway between the two floor levels

a)

Bungalow

b)

Bungalow court

c)

Split-level

d)

Bi-level

18.

A breezeway linking two parts of a house

a)

Dogtrot

b)

Duplex house

c)

Triplex

d)

Bi-level

19.

A porch or roofed passageway open on the sides, for connecting two buildings or parts of a building

a)

Dogtrot

b)

Breezeway

c)

Triplex

d)

Duplex house

20.

A building having three apartments, an apartment having three floors

a)

Dogtrot

b)

Breezeway

c)

Triplex

d)

Duplex house

21.

A house having separate apartments for two families, esp. a two-story house having a complete apartment on each floor and two separate entrances

a)

Dogtrot

b)

Breezeway

c)

Triplex

d)

Duplex house

22.

A row of houses or residential street on or near the top of a slope

a)

Terrace

b)

Terrace house

c)

Cluster housing

d)

Commons

23.

One of a row of houses situated on a terraced site

a)

Terrace

b)

Terrace house

c)

Cluster housing

d)

Commons

24.

A group of buildings and esp. houses built close together to form relatively compact units on a sizable tract in order to preserve open spaces larger than the individual yard for common recreation

a)

Terrace

b)

Terrace house

c)

Cluster housing

d)

Commons

25.

A tract of land owned or used jointly by the residents of a community, usually a central square or park in a city or town

a)

Terrace

b)

Terrace house

c)

Cluster housing

d)

Commons

26.

An apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell or mortgage that unit, and sharing in the joint ownership of any common elements, such as hallways, elevators, mechanical and plumbing systems, or the like

a)

Condominium

b)

Townhouse

c)

Brownstone

d)

Crescent

27.

One of a row of houses in a city joined by common sidewalls

a)

Condominium

b)

Townhouse

c)

Brownstone

d)

Crescent

28.

A building fronted with a reddish-brown sandstone

a)

Condominium

b)

Townhouse

c)

Brownstone

d)

Crescent

29.

A curved street, often having solid facades of unified architectural design

a)

Condominium

b)

Townhouse

c)

Brownstone

d)

Crescent

30.

A street having small apartments converted from stables

a)

Mew

b)

Multi-family

c)

Housing unit

d)

Row house

31.

Designed or suitable for use by several or many families

a)

Mew

b)

Multi-family

c)

Housing unit

d)

Row house

32.

A house, apartment, suite of rooms, or a single room, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters

a)

Mew

b)

Multi-family

c)

Housing unit

d)

Row house

33.

One of a row of houses having at least one sidewall in common with a neighboring dwelling, and usually uniform or nearly uniform plans, fenestration, and architectural treatment

a)

Mew

b)

Multi-family

c)

Housing unit

d)

Row house

34.

An apartment or residence on the top floor or roof of a building, often set back from the outer walls and opening onto a terrace

a)

Penthouse

b)

Flat

c)

Walk-up

d)

Live-work

35.

An apartment or suite of rooms on one floor forming a residence

a)

Penthouse

b)

Flat

c)

Walk-up

d)

Live-work

36.

An apartment above the ground floor in a building that has no elevator

a)

Penthouse

b)

Flat

c)

Walk-up

d)

Live-work

37.

Describing a residential unit that integrates space for professional, commercial, or industrial work activities

a)

Penthouse

b)

Flat

c)

Walk-up

d)

Live-work

38.

An apartment with rooms on two connected floors

a)

Duplex apartment

b)

Garden apartment

c)

Apartment house

d)

Studio apartment

39.

An apartment on the ground floor of an apartment building having access to a backyard or garden

a)

Duplex apartment

b)

Garden apartment

c)

Apartment house

d)

Studio apartment

40.

A building containing a number of apartment units

a)

Duplex apartment

b)

Garden apartment

c)

Apartment house

d)

Studio apartment

41.

An apartment consisting of a single, multi-functional room, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bathroom

a)

Duplex apartment

b)

Garden apartment

c)

Apartment house

d)

Studio apartment