Housing & Interior: Space, Furniture & Materials is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Consumer Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which type of area in a home is designed for privacy and quiet, such as a bedroom?
Rest areas
Work areas
Social areas
Traffic areas
Answer: Rest areas — Rest areas, such as bedrooms, are designed for privacy and quiet, distinct from work areas and social areas.
Easy
2. What does "zoning" refer to in space planning?
Deliberately grouping and separating different function areas so they do not interfere with one another
Painting each room a different colour
Measuring the exact square metres of a home
Placing all furniture against the walls of a room
Answer: Deliberately grouping and separating different function areas so they do not interfere with one another — Zoning means deliberately grouping and separating function areas (work, rest, social) so they do not interfere with one another, such as keeping bedrooms away from noisy social areas.
Medium
3. Name the term for the paths people naturally walk through a home to move between areas.
Answer: traffic patterns — Traffic patterns describe the paths people naturally walk through a home to move between areas, and good space planning keeps these paths clear and direct.
