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Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

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Date
1.

Choose the right variant:  _______architecture, man is confined to a primitive struggle with the elements.

a)

Out

b)

By

c)

Without

d)

At

2.

Choose the right variant:   For the first time the Corinthian order was used for _______.

a)

excavations

b)

temple exteriors

c)

theatres

d)

residential structures

3.

Choose the right variant:  Yurts are also ______ regional and national festivals

a)

     used for

b)

painted for

c)

live in

d)

     looked for

4.

Match the term and its definition: The flat, middle portion of an entablature (sometimes decorated).

A. domus

a)

basilica

b)

frieze

c)

domus

d)

forum

5.

Match the term and its definition: A rectangular room with an opening in the roof to the sky.

a)

domus

b)

rotunda

c)

atrium

d)

villa

6.

Choose the right variant:  The Romans _______freely the elements of earlier styles.

a)

differed

b)

used

c)

built

d)

invented

7.

  Choose the right variant:   The Pantheon is_______surviving temple of antiquity.

a)

the greatest

b)

the greater

c)

greatest

d)

greater

8.

Match the term and its definition: Blocks of flats

a)

domus

b)

order

c)

insula

d)

porticos

9.

Choose the right variant:  Suburban or country house is_______.

a)

a thermae

b)

an interior

c)

a villa

d)

a faсade

10.

Choose the right variant:  _______is a colonnaded court.

a)

A rotunda

b)

An entablature

c)

A peristyle

d)

An atrium

11.

Match the term and its definition: A hard substance made with aggregate and cement

a)

iron

b)

mortar

c)

concrete

12.

Match the term and its definition: A polished stone that is used as a building material

a)

drywall

b)

rubber

c)

porcelain

d)

metal

13.

Choose the right variant:  Modern architecture_______many factors specific to the country.

a)

taking into account

b)

take into account

c)

takes into account

d)

is been taken into account

14.

Choose the right variant:  Modern Sayram is a place of pilgrimage and _______open-air museum, where one can learn the history of Kazakhstan.

a)

residential

b)

patterned

c)

durable

d)

unique

15.

Choose the right variant:  Gothic was essentially the style of _______countries.

a)

  Arabian

b)

Asian

c)

Asia Minor

d)

  European

16.

Choose the synonym to the highlighted word: The residents of Sauran were engaged in craft and the “improvement” of the city, built fortifications and a plumbing system.

a)

renovation

b)

excavation

c)

durable

d)

stable

17.

Match the term and its definition: A transparent substance used in windows

a)

glass

b)

metal

c)

marble

d)

porcelain

18.

Match the term and its definition: town house

a)

domus

b)

forum

c)

basilica

d)

 villa

19.

.           Choose the right variant:    Villas, huts, townhouses, apartment buildings, apartment houses, mansions and condominiums are the types of _______.

a)

Governmental Architecture

b)

Domestic Architecture

c)

Recreational Architecture

d)

Religious Architecture

20.

Match the term and its definition: a monumental church

a)

entablature

b)

arcade

c)

cella

d)

cathedral

21.

     Choose the right synonym to the underlined word: The most influential “building” in the new fashion was the choir of Canterbury cathedral.

a)

tracery

b)

abbey

c)

structure

d)

arch

22.

Choose the right variant:  The Renaissance developed in_______.

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Germany

23.

Choose the right variant:  The clean lines and minimal decoration of Art Deco style was associated ________ entertainment and glamour.

a)

off

b)

in

c)

with

d)

after

24.

Choose the right synonym to the underlined word: Next to the Parthenon is another “shrine”, the Erechtheum.

a)

competitor

b)

delicate

c)

temple

d)

greatness

25.

Match the term and its definition: Able to stretch easily

a)

opaque

b)

rigid

c)

durable

d)

elastic

26.

Choose the right variant:  Features of Minimalism style ______ pure geometric forms, plain materials, repetition, and clean lines.

a)

include

b)

look

c)

think

d)

destroy

27.

Choose the right synonym to the underlined word. Churches and palaces still exhibited an integration of the tree arts.

a)

given

b)

displayed

c)

divided

d)

written

28.

Match the term and its definition:   A round building of classical Greek date and style.

a)

Pronaos

b)

Tholos

c)

Naos

d)

Layout

29.

Match the term and its definition: A drawing done by hand

a)

sketch

b)

planning

c)

writing

d)

draw

30.

     Match the term and its definition: A skeleton - like internal structural system

a)

framework

b)

foundation

c)

opening

d)

roof

31.

     Find the English equivalent for the word:  долговечность

a)

dimension

b)

durability

c)

short

d)

finishing

32.

     Choose the right variant:  According to Le Corbusier, ‘the house should be as practically constructed as_______’

a)

a refrigerator

b)

a TV-set

c)

a simple structure

d)

a type-writer

33.

     Choose the right definition to the following term:  Porch

a)

the act or process of planning or laying out in detail

b)

an ancient temple or shrine

c)

a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof

d)

is the inner area of the portico of a Greek or Roman temple, situated between the portico's colonnade or walls and the entrance to the cella, or shrine

34.

.    Choose the right variant:  Baroque architecture _______as a more complex, more detailed, more elaborated, more ornamented form of Renaissance architecture.

a)

be seen

b)

can be seen

c)

can been see

d)

can be see

35.

Find the English equivalent for the word combination:  утонченные вкусы 18 века

a)

simple 18th century tastes

b)

vivid 18th century tastes

c)

     hidden 18th century tastes

d)

elegant 18th century tastes

36.

Match the word with their definition: curves

a)

someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something:

b)

a very decorated and detailed style in buildings

c)

the fact of giving away money in a generous way:

d)

a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts:

37.

Choose the synonym to the highlighted word: The building structure was lightened to render interiors graceful and ethereal.l.

a)

to combine

b)

to make

c)

to open

d)

to have

38.

Match the term and its definition: The system by which electricity is distributed through a building

a)

wiring

b)

framing

c)

finishing

d)

installation

39.

Choose the right variant:  The aim of visual art is_______a complete, homogeneous  physical environment in which all the arts have their places. 

a)

to punish

b)

to create

c)

to destroy

d)

to exclude

40.

Choose the right variant:   Contemporary architecture is more symbolic. It_______artistic and philosophical ideas.

a)

is based on

is base on

b)

be based out

c)

is based in

d)

is based on

41.

Choose the right answer:  What is the English equivalent for ‘архитектурное обрамление’?

a)

architectural unit

b)

architectural frame

c)

architectural order

d)

architectural remain

42.

Choose the right variant:    The structure is composed_______a steel frame with concrete slabs.

a)

back

b)

of

c)

at

d)

in

43.

Match the term and its definition: the center of international Neoclassicism

a)

Greece

b)

Moscow

c)

Athens

d)

Rome

44.

Choose the right variant:  The Turning Torso, which was designed by Santiago Calatrava, is _______residential building in all of Sweden.

a)

the oldest

b)

the tallest

the smallest

c)

the tallest

d)

the funniest

45.

Match the term and its definition: a pattern or picture made of many small colored pieces of stone, glass etc.

a)

ceiling

b)

heritage

c)

restore

d)

mosaics 

46.

Find the Russian equivalent for the word: drafting board

a)

механический карандаш

b)

чертежная доска

c)

калька

d)

угломер

47.

Match the term and its definition: A house in a row of houses which are all joined together.

a)

Terraced house

b)

Bungalow

c)

Council house

d)

Detached house

48.

Match the term and its definition: A house which stands alone and is not joined to any other.

a)

Semi-detached house

b)

Arcade

c)

Detached house

d)

Terraced house

49.

Match the term and its definition: A house which is joined to another on one side only.

a)

Semi-detached house

b)

Detached house

c)

Terraced house

d)

Bungalow

50.

Choose the correct variant. Architecture should fulfill the practical and expressive requirements of ….. people.

a)

   practical

b)

  primitive

c)

   civilized

d)

primitive

51.

Choose the correct variant. Who does this saying belong to?

"Architecture is the masterly, correct, and magnificent play of forms under the light".

a)

Frank O. Gehry

b)

   Le Corbusier

c)

   Vitruvius

d)

a Alevisio Novi

52.

Choose the correct variant. During the Old Kingdom Egypt ….. by the kings of the 3rd  to 6th  Dynasties.

a)

a)   will rule

b)

a)   have ruled

c)

a)   was ruling

d)

a)    was ruled

53.

Choose the right variant:   The search_______the intellectual and architectural truth characterized Neoclassicism.

a)

in

b)

for

c)

after

d)

into

54.

Choose the right variant:   The classicism of the 18th century manifested itself_______all the arts.

a)

to

b)

in

c)

out

d)

by

55.

Choose the right variant:  Gothic architecture involved lots of_______of stained glass.

a)

big windows

b)

big corridors  

c)

big lines

d)

big aisles

56.

. Choose the right variant:  High Tech ______ by a preference for heavy materials and sheer surfaces

a)

was marked

b)

has mark

c)

were marked

d)

is marks

57.

Choose the right variant:  Spiral ornaments are called_______.

a)

frieze

b)

capital

c)

cornice

d)

volutes

58.

Choose the right variant:  The complicated style of International Gothic_______during the 14th century.

A. will be developed

a)

is developed

b)

were developed

c)

will be developed

d)

was developed

59.

Choose the right variant:   The architecture of a mosque_______most strongly by the regional traditions of the time and place where it was built.

a)

is shaped

b)

is been shaped

c)

is shaping

d)

is shapes

60.

Choose the right variant:    A common feature of_______was the dome.

a)

Renaissance architecture

b)

Early Christian architecture

c)

Russian architecture

d)

Bioarchitecture

61.

.    Choose the right variant:   The Bauhaus school was founded_______Walter Gropius in Weimar.

a)

in

b)

by

c)

on

d)

after

62.

1.     Match the term and its definition: A house which is rented from a local authority.

a)

A.     Semi-detached house

b)

  Cottage

c)

A.     Council house

d)

A.     Terraced house

63.

Match the term and its definition: A house in the country, usually with a garden

a)

A.     Apartment

b)

A.     Cottage

c)

A.     Bungalow

d)

A.     Council house

64.

1.     Find the English equivalent for the word combination: украшать завитками

a)

A.   to enrich with scrolls

b)

A.   to support a roof beam

c)

A.   to take a shape

d)

A.   to operate a project

65.

    Find the Russian equivalent for the word: плотник

a)

A.    carpenter

b)

  teacher

c)

A.    brick

d)

A.    user

66.

1.    Match the term and its definition: It is a tall thin tower which is part of a mosque.

a)

A. Arabesque

b)

A.   minaret

c)

A.  palace

d)

A.    fort

67.

1.     Choose the correct answer: What does construction of a building start with?

a)

A.    building material

b)

A.    excavation

c)

A.    foundation

d)

A.    sand

68.

1.   Write a word that is similar in meaning to the underlined part:  Lauren is studying “to be a person who plans and designs buildings”

a)

A.     an acoustic engineer

b)

A.     a web designer

c)

A.     a computer engineer

d)

A.     an architect

69.

1.     Match the term and its definition: An area’s physical characteristics

a)

A.     vegetation

b)

A.     topography

c)

A.     property

d)

A.     height

70.

1.     Choose the right variant:  The upper section of a classical order is a/an _______.

a)

A.     colonnade

b)

A.     entablature

c)

A.     base

d)

A.     volute

71.

1.     Match the term and its definition:  Having angles instead of curves

a)

A.     angular

b)

A.     symmetrical

c)

A.     round

d)

A.     straight

72.

Choose the right variant:  For the Renaissance, the basic element of architectural design was ________.

a)

the atrium

b)

the order

c)

the facade

d)

the porch

73.

Match the word with their definition: dwelling

a)

to make an object by cutting it from stone or wood

b)

a decoration shaped as a triangle built over the top of a door, window etc.

c)

a raised line of plaster, wood or stone at the edge of a ceiling

d)

a house, flat or other shelter in which someone lives

74.

Choose the correct definition to the word:  Dome

a)

It is a semicircular room at the end of the central aisle of a church

b)

It is a kind of apartment building

c)

It is a roof shaped like a half sphere

d)

It is a column that is partly attached to a wall or a pillar

75.

Find the synonym of the following word: style

a)

fashion

b)

skill

c)

character

d)

knowledge

76.

Choose the right variant:   A room at the top of a house is a (an) _______.

a)

story

b)

attic

c)

basement

d)

flyer

77.

Choose the right variant:  What is the main function of architecture?

a)

to fulfill the practical and expressive requirements of civilized people

b)

a primitive struggle with

c)

a defense against the natural environment

d)

benefits of a human environment

 

78.

Find the English equivalent for the word combination: художники и ремесленники

a)

artists and builders

b)

artists and rulers

c)

painters and survivors

d)

artists and craftsmen

79.

Find the English equivalent: шедевр мировой архитектуры

a)

     the masterpiece of world architecture

b)

the magic of world architecture

c)

the sense of world architecture

d)

the might of world

80.

Choose the right variant:  The Colosseum was _______amphitheater of ancient Rome.

a)

more important             

b)

the more important 

c)

the least important

d)

     the most important 

81.

Choose the right variant:   There are some characteristics that distinguish a work of architecture _______other man-made structures.

a)

from

b)

for

c)

behind

d)

with

82.

Match the term and its definition: Not easily broken

a)

heavy

b)

durable

c)

durable

d)

dark

83.

Choose the right variant:  A person who designs a building’s heating and ventilation systems 

a)

building surveyor

b)

structural director

c)

mechanical engineer

d)

contractor

84.

Choose the right variant:  _______made it possible to build very tall buildings.

a)

The steel skeleton

b)

The brick skeleton

c)

The marble skeleton

d)

The glass skeleton

85.

Choose the right variant:    Modernist architecture _______as an appropriate residential style in Europe.

a)

has be accepted

b)

has been accepted

c)

     is be accepted

d)

will been accepted

86.

Choose the right variant:    The parks_______the safety of the ecological balance and keep the city border.

a)

meaning

b)

write

c)

standard

d)

provide

87.

Find the English equivalent for the word: сборный

a)

prefabricated

b)

dynamic

c)

energy-efficient

d)

high-tech

88.

Choose the right synonym to the underlined word: The arch has been the chief

means of overcoming the spanning limitations of single blocks of stone. 

a)

last

b)

brief

c)

leading

d)

least

89.

Find the English equivalent for the word combination: универсальная штукатурка

a)

stucco plaster

b)

versatile plaster 

c)

mud plaster

d)

lime plaster

90.

Match the term and its definition: the late phase of the Baroque

a)

Gothic

b)

Classical

c)

     Art deco

d)

Rococo

91.

Choose the right variant:  The Bauhaus style became one of _______influential currents in Modernist architecture and modern design.

a)

            the most                                              

b)

one more

c)

most  

d)

the more

92.

 Find the Russian equivalent for the word combination: a drop ceiling

a)

витражный потолок

b)

натяжной потолок

c)

подвесной потолок

d)

нарезной потолок

93.

Match the term and its definition: the rebirth of classical style

a)

Neoclassism

b)

Romanesque

c)

Post-Modernism

d)

Renaissance

94.

Choose the right variant:    The Pritzker Architecture Prize is the most prestigious award for_______.

a)

architectural achievement presented to a living architect

b)

archaeological achievement presented to a living architect

c)

     cultural achievement presented to a living architect

95.

Match the term and its definition:   decorative stitching done on cloth with the use of a needle

a)

collapsible

b)

monetary

c)

embroidery

d)

latticework

96.

Choose the right variant:    In order to become effective in a career as a restoration architect, you need to______ a certain set of skills.

a)

possess

b)

differ

c)

invent               

d)

build

97.

Theatres, museums, circuses, exhibition halls, cinemas are the types of _______.

a)

Industrial Architecture

b)

Architecture of Welfare

c)

Recreational Architecture

d)

Religious Architecture

98.

.    Choose the right variant:    Prisons, parliament buildings, publishing houses, guardhouses, post offices are the types of _______.

a)

Domestic Architecture 

b)

Governmental Architecture

c)

Religious Architecture     

d)

Recreational Architecture

99.

            Match the term and its definition: Pertaining to the present time.

a)

crafts

b)

workshop

c)

cubism

d)

modern

100.

Choose the right variant:   The Colosseum_______of concrete

a)

was built

b)

built

c)

is built

d)

building

101.

Find the Russian equivalent for the word combination: flights of steps 

a)

круглый

b)

лестничный марш

c)

акведук

d)

имеющий нишу

102.

Find the Russian equivalent for the word combination: load bearing wall

a)

несущая стена

b)

каркасная стена

c)

     утепленная стена

d)

межкомнатные стена

103.

Match the word with their definition: Layout

a)

a person whose job is to design new buildings

b)

a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or hurt

c)

the way something is designed or arranged

d)

a rounded roof on a building or a room, or building with such a roof

104.

Match the term and its definition: the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones.

a)

aviation

b)

power engineering

c)

architecture

d)

technology of wood processing

105.

Choose the right variant:  Small true brick arches first appeared in_______.

a)

Greece

b)

Byzantium

c)

Italy

d)

in Mesopotamia and Egypt

106.

     Choose the right variant:  The aqueduct_______by the Romans.

a)

was invent

b)

was invented

c)

invents

d)

were invented

107.

Match the term and its definition: A draped female statue used as a column in classical architecture.

a)

temple

b)

arch

c)

caryatid

d)

porch

108.

Match the term and its definition:  a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion historical monument                                                                

a)

pilgrimage

b)

drawbridge

c)

preserve

d)

restore

109.

     Choose the synonym to the highlighted word: European travelers saw the mysterious and amazing remains of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

a)

astonishing  

b)

interesting             

c)

modern        

d)

huge

110.

Choose the right variant:   The Arch of Constantine_______from the finest materials because it was created for the emperor.

a)

was made

b)

will be made

c)

were made

d)

is make

111.

Choose the right variant:  The top three floors of student hostel_______now.

a)

were being decorated

b)

was being decorated

c)

are being decorated

d)

     had been decorated

112.

Match the term and its definition: A person skilled in building with stone or brick

a)

electrician

b)

plasterer

c)

mason

d)

plumber

113.

Match the term and its definition: The place where Muslim people have religious services.

a)

capital

b)

aisle

c)

church

d)

mosque

114.

Match the term and its definition:  It is an upright structure designed to support a weight above.

a)

door

b)

column

c)

window

d)

ceiling

115.

.    Choose the right variant:  Architecture_______designing and planning buildings.

a)

deals with

b)

has dealing with

c)

deal with

d)

dealing w

116.

Choose the right variant:  In prehistoric times people _______shelter where they could live.

a)

uses to find

b)

using to find

c)

used to find

d)

use to finding

117.

Choose the synonym to the highlighted word: The Great Sphinx probably bears the idealized features of Khephren.

a)

sides

b)

characteristics

c)

remains                      

d)

points

118.

Choose the right variant:  Many architectural projects usually_______from financial problems.

a)

suffers

b)

is suffering

c)

suffer

d)

     is suffered

119.

Choose the right variant:    Schools, colleges, institutes, academies, kindergartens and are the types of _______establishments.

a)

religious

b)

leisure

c)

medical

d)

educational

120.

Match the term and its definition: ceramic material of the color of clay used in the artistic and domestic purposes

a)

terracotta

b)

palestra

c)

intact

d)

fane

121.

Choose the right variant:    City planning for land use and transportation in the public interest is helpful _______all communities and neighborhoods.

a)

at

b)

to

c)

from

d)

up

122.

Choose the right variant:    City planning for land use and transportation in the public interest is helpful _______all communities and neighborhoods.

a)

done

b)

improved

c)

created

d)

became

123.

Choose the right variant:  A traditional _______is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by nomads in the steppes of Central Asia.

a)

yurt

b)

villa

c)

hut

d)

bungalow

124.

Match the term and its definition: Exterior side of a building

a)

board

b)

column

c)

timber

d)

facade

125.

Match the term and its definition: The quality of being clear or easy to see through

a)

cladding

b)

insulation

c)

finishing

d)

transparency

126.

Choose the right variant:    Zoning usually_______building design and very specific green space.

a)

.    leaves out

b)

excludes

c)

includes

d)

    shut off

127.

Find the English equivalent for the word:  местность

a)

Residence

b)

Terrain

c)

Warehouse

d)

Rubber

128.

Match the term and its definition:  the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture

a)

mosaics 

b)

historical monument                                                                

c)

preserve

d)

heritage

129.

Match the term and its definition: an open space that is surrounded completely or partly by a building or group of buildings

a)

cartouche

b)

courtyard

c)

ablution

d)

mosque

130.

Choose the right variant:  _______building architects, surveyors, and engineers, landscape architects help determine the best arrangement of roads and buildings.

a)

Worked with

b)

Working to

c)

Working with

d)

Works on

131.

Choose the right variant:   With the rise of Neoclassicism was a new and more scientific interest_______classical antiquity

a)

at

b)

about

c)

onto

d)

in

132.

Match the term and its definition:   the style of absolutism in the 17th and 18th centuries

a)

Art Deco

b)

Art Nouveau

c)

    Deconstructivism

d)

Baroque

133.

Choose the right variant:    The Gothic style _______in France in the 12th century.

a)

disappeared

b)

become

c)

left

d)

originated

134.

Match the term and its definition:  the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something

a)

elimination

b)

approach

c)

shape

d)

level

135.

Choose the right variant:    A significant characteristic of Gothic architecture is_____

a)

width

b)

weight

c)

height

d)

length

136.

Find the Russian equivalent for the word combination: vertical cross section

a)

вертикальное сечение

b)

естественное строительство

c)

переработанный материал

d)

зеленое строительство

137.

Find the Russian equivalent for the word combination: the pointed arch

a)

клинообразная арка

b)

сводчатая арка

c)

дугообразная арка

d)

стрельчатая арка

138.

Choose the correct answer: When was the Colosseum built?

a)

in the 4th century BC

b)

in the 1st century AD

c)

in the 3rd century AD

d)

in the 2nd century BC

139.

Choose the right variant:   A shape with triangular sides

a)

cube

b)

pyramid

c)

squire

d)

face

140.

Match the word with their definition: historical monument    

a)

to cause a particular situation to exist again, especially a positive one

b)

a pattern or picture made of many small coloured pieces of stone, glass etc.

c)

the inner roof of an apartment  

d)

structure built in a public place to celebrate an important person or  event