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7th grade Architecture PREASSESSMENT- Fall 2025

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the following definition? A public system of services needed by industry, commercial, and residential zones such as power, water, transportation, communications, and schools.

a)

Infrastructure

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Ecosystem

2.

________ is the process of applying measurement procedures in context and then translating those measurements to a scale drawing.

a)

Measurement and scale

b)

Data collection

c)

Estimation and rounding

d)

Graph plotting

3.

Explaining how buildings are built is the explanation for the term ________.

a)

Technology of structural design

b)

Urban planning

c)

I truly don't know

d)

Civil law

4.

What is the term for the following definition? An area of land set aside for factories and warehouses.

a)

Industrial zone

b)

Commercial district

c)

Residential area

d)

Agricultural land

5.

________ is using ratios to transition from the actual measurements of an object to a representation on a scale drawing or model.

a)

Ratios and dimension

b)

Area and perimeter

c)

Proportional reasoning

d)

Volume calcuation

6.

The term infrastructure refers to...

(a)  

7.

What is the term for the following definition? A network of roads, streets, water, or rails that allows the vehicular movement of people and goods.

a)

Transportation systems

b)

Power grids

c)

Communication networks

d)
Traffic system
8.

Distinguishing between a plan relief and 3-D architectural model is the explanation for the term ________.

a)

Use of models for scientific or technological concepts

b)

Architectural drawing techniques

c)

Scale measurement methods

d)

I truly don't know

9.

What is the term for: An industry or facility that provides services rather than sells goods (for example, banking or communications)?

a)

Service industry

b)

Retail industry

c)

Manufacturing industry

d)

Agricultural industry

10.

What is the term for the following definition? A system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement (such as a ruler); a proportion used in determining the dimensional relationship of a representation to that which it represents (such as a world map drawn to a scale of 1:24,000,0000).

a)

scale

b)

vector

c)

grid

d)

legend

11.

What is the term for the following definition? An area or district within a city set aside for a specific use.

a)

City Zone

b)

Green Belt

c)

Urban Sprawl

d)

Suburb

12.

Water is either hot or cold when it travels through the pipes to get to your house.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the term for: Placing infrastructure so that all areas of the city are served and linked for maximum benefit of citizens, businesses, industry, safety, education, and recreation.

a)

Connectivity

b)

Fragmentation

c)

I truly don't know

d)

Usefulness

14.

What is the term for the following definition? A principle of design that deals with the size and shape of areas and their relationship to one another.

a)

proportion

b)

rhythmn

c)

balance

d)

rate

15.

What is the term for the following definition? A drawing that uses scale to make an object smaller (a reduction) or larger (an enlargement) than the real object.

a)

scale drawing

b)

blue print

c)

perspective drawing

d)

free drawing

16.

What is the term for the following definition? A proportional model of a three-dimensional object.

a)

scale model

b)

cross section

c)

blueprint

d)

elevation

17.

If you are not connected to a city's infrastructure, what will you need for your waste water/products?

a)

a) Composting Toilet

b)

b)I truly don't know

c)

c) Teleportation Device

d)

d) Septic Tank

18.

What is the term for: Taking into consideration that a system is made up of individual parts that function in unison or in a cooperative way and always have an impact on one another.

a)

Systems thinking

b)

Randomization

c)

Linear thinking

d)

Reductionism

19.

Which of the following best describes a blueprint in architecture?

a)

A physical scale model of a city

b)

A detailed technical drawing of a building's design

c)

A list of construction materials

d)

A written contract for builders

20.

What is the term for the following definition? Designation of the ratio of building space to open space (eg., high-density residential includes high-rise apartment buildings).

a)

Zoning density: high, medium, low

b)

Floor area ration

c)

Building setback

d)

Land use permit