Architecture is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Visual Arts 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. In architecture, "form" refers to:
The overall three-dimensional shape and massing of a building
Only the colour of the paint used on a building's walls
Only the price of constructing a building
Only the number of floors a building has
Answer: The overall three-dimensional shape and massing of a building — Form in architecture refers to the overall three-dimensional shape and massing of a building, how its various volumes are combined, proportioned, and arranged.
Easy
2. The building's principal exterior face, often carrying the greatest concentration of decorative detail, is called the:
Facade
Vault
Buttress
Pediment
Answer: Facade — The facade is the building's principal exterior face, often where the greatest concentration of decorative or stylistic detail appears.
Medium
3. Name the later architectural principle, referenced in this lesson, which insists a building's form should be directly and honestly derived from its function.
Answer: Form follows function — The principle "form follows function" holds that a building's form should be directly and honestly derived from its function and structural requirements.
