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Which part of a church is often made of stained glass?
Door
Altar
Patio
Window
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What is the minimum width for the area that the toilet is in?
12"
24"
36"
48"
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In a set of house plans, which plan will tell you the location of the house on the site?
Plot plan
Foundation Plan
Electrical Plan
Plumbing Plan
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What is not the purpose of a green home design?
To grow green plants
Environmentally friendly and sustainable
Efficient use of energy, water, and building materials
Produce less waste
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What is the name for an architectural drawing of a building's exterior?
Plan
Elevation
Facade
Section
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In a set of house plans, which plan will show you all of the doors, windows, walls, and patios?
Site Plan
Floor Plan
Landscape Plan
Patio Plan
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What term is described as usually near the house but not structurally connected to it ordinarily located at ground level and constructed for durability?
Gazebo
Deck
Patio
Court
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Which New York building was the tallest building in the world in 1940?
Flatiron Building
Empire State building
Twin Towers
Brooklyn Museum
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The function and efficiency of the rooms will be enhanced by using a(n) _______________ where the dining room and living rooms are not closed off from each other.
Open floor plan
Single plan
Closed plan
Raised Floor
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Straightedges that have a short crosspiece at one end.
Parallel Bar
T Scale
Mini Drafter
Technical Scale
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Semicircular instrument for measuring and plotting angles.
Protractor
Triangles
French Curve
Compass
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The quintessential element of architectural drawing.
A Ruler
Pencil
A Line
Paper
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Rules equipped with system of cables and pulleys that allow their straightedges to move across the drawing board only in a parallel manner.
T Scale
Digital Stylus
T- Square
Parallel Bar
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A tool with graduations along its edges so that scale drawings can be measured directly in feet and inches.
Ruler
Template
Architect's Scale
Digital Scale
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A tool with cutouts of various shapes and sizes to confine the area of a drawing to be erased.
Eraser
Erasing Shield
Compass
Template
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What guides the drawing of irregular curves through a series of points.
Compass
Protractor
French Curves
Triangles
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Symbol number 6 shown on the floor plan represents
Water Closet
Lavatory Sink
Toilet
Shower
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When dimensioning architectural plans, which is the symbol for a "foot" measurement?
'
"
ft
Foot
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What is a term used in building codes to describe access?
Egress
Doors
Entry
Casing
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Dashed lines that follow the counters in a kitchen floor plan most likely represent,
Trash compactor
Upper (wall hung) cabinets
A valance
A dishwasher
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A "half bath" would include,
Water closet and lavatory
Shower, water closet, and lavatory
Tub, water closet, and lavatory
Any of the above
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What is the accepted method of writing a measurement of "six inches" on an architectural drawing?
1/2'
0.5'
6"
0' 6"
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Which symbol below represents a dishwasher?
A
B
C
D
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Symbol number 7 shown on the floor plan represents...
Hinged door
Bi-folding door
By-passing door
Double-action door
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Which is an accepted symbol for a brick veneer wall?
A
B
C
D
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Architectural dimensioning is usually done in ________.
Even Numbers
Feet and Inches
Feet only
Inches Only
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The building construction industry relies on sets of ________ drawings to construct homes and commercial buildings.
Mechanical Drawings
Axonometric Drawings
Isometric Drawings
Architectural Working
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The site plan illustrates ________.
the floor plan
where the house sits on the property
the roof plan
where the garage and driveway are located
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Who is responsible for the accuracy of the working drawings set?
Draftsman
Contractor
Drafting Equipment
Client
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What is the dimensions of an A0 sheet?
594mm x 841mm
23.4 x 33.1 in
900mm x 600mm
841 x 1189 mm
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10 inches is equivalent to
10 cm
25 cm
25.4 cm
100 mm
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What is the angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 3.30?
60'
75'
90'
80'
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Architectural drawings are used mainly for,
to communicate ideas and concepts
to assist a building contractor to construct it based on design intent
as a record of the design and planned development
all of the above
none of the above
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What is this?
Drawing in a black sheet
Whiteprint
Blueprint
Hand drafted working drawing
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Which of these are true about Architectural Drawings?
may include tones or hatches to emphasise different materials
are intended to appear realistic.
intended to explain a scheme
to promote its merits
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Which one of the following type is NOT a part of Working drawing set?
Electrical Drawings
Axonometric Drawings
Perspective Drawings
Foundation Drawings
Site Plan
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What is the Cross in the drawing denote?
Western Closet
Jacuzzi
Indian Toilet
Shower
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What is this?
Foundation Drawing
Ceiling Plan
Plumbing Drawing
Floor Plan
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In perspective projection, all lines of sight start at a ________point.
Multiple
Two
Single
Triple
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These are points at which the edges of the object appear to be converging.
Stationary Point
Vanishing Point
Vertical Point
Perspective Point