NCIDQ Fundamentals Practice Questions and Mock
Exam || QUESTIONS WITH A+ VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which type of plan is always needed to begin space planning in an existing building?
a. base plan
b. circulation plan
c. exiting plan
d. reflected ceiling plan correct answers a
For most planning problems, the MOST efficient type of circulation system is a...
a. radial system
b. single-loaded corridor system
c. double-loaded corridor system
d. grid system correct answers c
According to William Pena's book, Problem Seeking, all design problems can be stated in terms
of form and which three other factors?
a. analysis, synthesis, and function
b. function, economy, and time
c. goals, facts, and function
d. economy, time, and synthesis correct answers b
Interior spaces often need to be multifunctional or flexible. What are the three components of
flexibility as a programmatic design concept?
a. versatility, convertibility, and grouping
b. expandability, hierarchy, and flow
c. flow, hierarchy, and convertibility
d. convertibility, expandability, and versatility correct answers d
A residential design in a rural area involved the addition of two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Which of the following should be the two GREATEST concerns during the home's due diligence
investigation?
a. neighborhood character and zoning setbacks
b. zoning setbacks and septic capacity
c. heating system capacity and septic capacity
d. zoning height limitations and heating system capacity correct answers c
A new office suite is planned for the fifth floor of a building. Which of the following existing
characteristics would most affect egress planning?
, a. location of stairs and presence of a sprinkler system
b. size of the existing building and fire rating of the existing corridors
c. area and shape of the fifth floor and location of the stairs
d. location of the elevators and area of the fifth floor correct answers c
During preliminary planning for a day care center in a low rise office building, the interior
designer discovers that the zoning ordinance limits the area of such centers to about 20% less
than the client's programmed needs. How could the interior designer best attempt to resolve the
problem?
a. apply for a conditional use permit
b. suggest the client apply for a variance
c. reduce the area planned to that allowed
d. appeal to the local planning commission correct answers b
Preliminary space planning shows that it is impossible to satisfy all the programmed adjacencies
shown on the adjacency matrix, which has been approved by the client. What is the BEST course
of action?
a. verify that the adjacencies require physical connection, and then review the problem with the
client
b. satisfy as many adjacency connections as possible, and present this information to the client
for review and approval
c. ask the client to downgrade the importance of the problematic adjacencies
d. develop several alternatives that come as close as possible to the requirements, and have the
client select the one that best satisfied the program correct answers a
An accurate representation of material can BEST be shown with a...
a. computer rendering
b. full-size mockup
c. presentation model
d. study model correct answers b
An interior design typically develops color and material boards during the...
a. design development phase only
b. schematic design phase only
c. programming and schematic design phases
d. schematic design and design development phases correct answers d
Which of the following would be the MOST important consideration in the design of
ergonomically correct chairs for air traffic controllers?
a. adjustability
b. firm cushions
Exam || QUESTIONS WITH A+ VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which type of plan is always needed to begin space planning in an existing building?
a. base plan
b. circulation plan
c. exiting plan
d. reflected ceiling plan correct answers a
For most planning problems, the MOST efficient type of circulation system is a...
a. radial system
b. single-loaded corridor system
c. double-loaded corridor system
d. grid system correct answers c
According to William Pena's book, Problem Seeking, all design problems can be stated in terms
of form and which three other factors?
a. analysis, synthesis, and function
b. function, economy, and time
c. goals, facts, and function
d. economy, time, and synthesis correct answers b
Interior spaces often need to be multifunctional or flexible. What are the three components of
flexibility as a programmatic design concept?
a. versatility, convertibility, and grouping
b. expandability, hierarchy, and flow
c. flow, hierarchy, and convertibility
d. convertibility, expandability, and versatility correct answers d
A residential design in a rural area involved the addition of two bedrooms and two bathrooms.
Which of the following should be the two GREATEST concerns during the home's due diligence
investigation?
a. neighborhood character and zoning setbacks
b. zoning setbacks and septic capacity
c. heating system capacity and septic capacity
d. zoning height limitations and heating system capacity correct answers c
A new office suite is planned for the fifth floor of a building. Which of the following existing
characteristics would most affect egress planning?
, a. location of stairs and presence of a sprinkler system
b. size of the existing building and fire rating of the existing corridors
c. area and shape of the fifth floor and location of the stairs
d. location of the elevators and area of the fifth floor correct answers c
During preliminary planning for a day care center in a low rise office building, the interior
designer discovers that the zoning ordinance limits the area of such centers to about 20% less
than the client's programmed needs. How could the interior designer best attempt to resolve the
problem?
a. apply for a conditional use permit
b. suggest the client apply for a variance
c. reduce the area planned to that allowed
d. appeal to the local planning commission correct answers b
Preliminary space planning shows that it is impossible to satisfy all the programmed adjacencies
shown on the adjacency matrix, which has been approved by the client. What is the BEST course
of action?
a. verify that the adjacencies require physical connection, and then review the problem with the
client
b. satisfy as many adjacency connections as possible, and present this information to the client
for review and approval
c. ask the client to downgrade the importance of the problematic adjacencies
d. develop several alternatives that come as close as possible to the requirements, and have the
client select the one that best satisfied the program correct answers a
An accurate representation of material can BEST be shown with a...
a. computer rendering
b. full-size mockup
c. presentation model
d. study model correct answers b
An interior design typically develops color and material boards during the...
a. design development phase only
b. schematic design phase only
c. programming and schematic design phases
d. schematic design and design development phases correct answers d
Which of the following would be the MOST important consideration in the design of
ergonomically correct chairs for air traffic controllers?
a. adjustability
b. firm cushions
