AUTRY TECH DRAFTING/DESIGN

Read Chapter 2 on page 25. Answer the question below and enter it into OPEN LMS under 3A03.

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1. Which of the following is an advantage of the one-story ranch design?

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A. ​Minimal heating cost.

B. Economical to build

C. It offers many opportunities for indoor-outdoor living.

D. Limited hallway space.

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2. A(n) ______ is the area of land occupied by a building. 

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A. living level

B. footprint

C. foothold 

D. Walkout

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3. Outside maintenance is generally easy on a one-story ranch design because _____. 

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A. It has a small outside wall area

B. it has a low-pitched roof

C. it is built on a sloping lot

D. it has few windows

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4. The _______ -story house design has a tall, wide roof that allows for expansion of living space into the attic. 

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A. One 

B. one-and-one-half 

C. two

D. Multiple

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5. The ____ is the space between the ceiling and the roof of a structure. 

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A. Attic 

B. soffit

C. overhang

D. footing 

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6. A two-story house has the same amount of _____ on the first floor and the second floor.

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A. habitable 

B. doors

C. overhang

D. rooms 

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7. Advantages of the two-story design include. _____ . 

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A. heat rises naturally from the first to the second floor. ​

B. privacy

C. It is economical to build

D. All of the above

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8. which of the following house design takes advantage of a sloping hilly lot?

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A. One-story ranch. 

B. one-and-one-half 

C. two-story

D. split-level

 

9. An advantage of a split-level design is _____.

 

A. it requires minimal excavation 

B. sleeping, living, and recreation areas are on different levels.

C. it requires little or no hall space

D. All of the above

 

10. The garage and foyer are commonly found on the ____ level in a four-level split design. 

 

A. basement 

B. intermediate 

C. living 

D. sleeping  

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