IDFX PRACTICE TEST II EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A) balance - ANS MOST church plans are based on the design principle of
(A) balance
(B) rhythm
(C) variety
(D) proportion
(A) A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept -
ANS Which of the following is a true statement about the difference between a
programmatic concept and a design concept?
(A) A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept
(B) There are many more programmatic concepts for a problem than there are design concepts
(C) A design concept is a performance requirement
(D) Design concepts are developed before programmatic concepts
(B) GWB partition - ANS Which of the following in the MOST cost-effective construction
element for defining a space?
(A) raised platform
(B) GWB partition
(C) over-sized door
(D) glazed wall
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,(D) central - ANS A building interior is being planned that will include an atrium. Which of the
following organizational schemes does this MOST strongly suggest?
(A) axial
(B) grid
(C) radial
(D) central
(A) adjacencies
(B) daylighting
(C) means of egress
(E) efficiency factor - ANS Which of the following are critical planning concerns for a
commercial office space?
(Choose the four that apply.)
(A) adjacencies
(B) daylighting
(C) means of egress
(D) plan type
(E) efficiency factor
(F) column locations
(A) axial - ANS Which of the following plan arrangements would be MOST appropriate for the
entry, nave, altar, and choir of a church that is moving into an existing rectangular space?
(A) axial
(B) clustered
(C) linear
(D) open
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,(B) building dimensions - ANS A restaurant in an old building is undergoing remodeling.
Which of the following existing building elements would have the MOST influence over the
space plan for the proposed dining area?
(A) load-bearing columns and interior walls
(B) building dimensions
(C) plumbing fixtures
(D) decorative millwork and ornate lighting fixtures
(B) 10,000 sqft - ANS A designer has determined that a client needs about 8000 sqft (740
sqm) of usable office space. The leasing agent for the building says that the rentable-usable
ratio will be 1.25. Approximately how much ares should the interior designer recommend that
the client lease?
(A) 7500 sqft
(B) 10,000 sqft
(C) 10,700 sqft
(D) 13,300 sqft
(A) contacts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information - ANS When
developing adjacency requirements, the interior designer must consider
(A) contacts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information
(B) outside contacts with service people and visitors, as well as internal contacts
(C) shared equipment and transfer of objects between people
(D) frequency of required contacts between people and transfer of objects
(C) interviews - ANS The BEST way to gather programming information from workers in a
large office is through
(A) observation
(B) questionnaires
(C) interviews
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, (D) benchmarks
(C) sources of noise within the building - ANS A library is being designed to occupy only one
portion of a building, and a complete set of drawings is available for the building. What
information would be the MOST important to obtain from the field survey?
(A) locations of structural elements
(B) existing natural light sources
(C) sources of noise within the building
(D) locations and capacities of electrical power
(B) zoning setbacks and septic capacities - ANS A residential design involves a bedroom, bath,
and garage addition. At a minimum, the due diligence site investigation should include
(A) neighborhood character and zoning setbacks
(B) zoning setbacks and septic capacities
(C) heating system capacity and neighborhood traffic
(D) zoning height limitations and street characteristics
(D) focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design - ANS Understanding a
client's sustainability goals when looking for office space will help the interior designer
(A) determine if the project can be LEED certified
(B) review the energy conservation of the mechanical system
(C) determine if the building can be located in a brownfield site
(D) focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design
(C) lack of a sprinkler system - ANS What existing condition in a building would MOST affect
the cost of a new interior design?
(A) location of exits
(B) limited views and daylight
(C) lack of a sprinkler system
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(A) balance - ANS MOST church plans are based on the design principle of
(A) balance
(B) rhythm
(C) variety
(D) proportion
(A) A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept -
ANS Which of the following is a true statement about the difference between a
programmatic concept and a design concept?
(A) A design concept specifies a particular way to achieve the programmatic concept
(B) There are many more programmatic concepts for a problem than there are design concepts
(C) A design concept is a performance requirement
(D) Design concepts are developed before programmatic concepts
(B) GWB partition - ANS Which of the following in the MOST cost-effective construction
element for defining a space?
(A) raised platform
(B) GWB partition
(C) over-sized door
(D) glazed wall
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,(D) central - ANS A building interior is being planned that will include an atrium. Which of the
following organizational schemes does this MOST strongly suggest?
(A) axial
(B) grid
(C) radial
(D) central
(A) adjacencies
(B) daylighting
(C) means of egress
(E) efficiency factor - ANS Which of the following are critical planning concerns for a
commercial office space?
(Choose the four that apply.)
(A) adjacencies
(B) daylighting
(C) means of egress
(D) plan type
(E) efficiency factor
(F) column locations
(A) axial - ANS Which of the following plan arrangements would be MOST appropriate for the
entry, nave, altar, and choir of a church that is moving into an existing rectangular space?
(A) axial
(B) clustered
(C) linear
(D) open
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,(B) building dimensions - ANS A restaurant in an old building is undergoing remodeling.
Which of the following existing building elements would have the MOST influence over the
space plan for the proposed dining area?
(A) load-bearing columns and interior walls
(B) building dimensions
(C) plumbing fixtures
(D) decorative millwork and ornate lighting fixtures
(B) 10,000 sqft - ANS A designer has determined that a client needs about 8000 sqft (740
sqm) of usable office space. The leasing agent for the building says that the rentable-usable
ratio will be 1.25. Approximately how much ares should the interior designer recommend that
the client lease?
(A) 7500 sqft
(B) 10,000 sqft
(C) 10,700 sqft
(D) 13,300 sqft
(A) contacts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information - ANS When
developing adjacency requirements, the interior designer must consider
(A) contacts between people, transfer of objects, and electronic information
(B) outside contacts with service people and visitors, as well as internal contacts
(C) shared equipment and transfer of objects between people
(D) frequency of required contacts between people and transfer of objects
(C) interviews - ANS The BEST way to gather programming information from workers in a
large office is through
(A) observation
(B) questionnaires
(C) interviews
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, (D) benchmarks
(C) sources of noise within the building - ANS A library is being designed to occupy only one
portion of a building, and a complete set of drawings is available for the building. What
information would be the MOST important to obtain from the field survey?
(A) locations of structural elements
(B) existing natural light sources
(C) sources of noise within the building
(D) locations and capacities of electrical power
(B) zoning setbacks and septic capacities - ANS A residential design involves a bedroom, bath,
and garage addition. At a minimum, the due diligence site investigation should include
(A) neighborhood character and zoning setbacks
(B) zoning setbacks and septic capacities
(C) heating system capacity and neighborhood traffic
(D) zoning height limitations and street characteristics
(D) focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design - ANS Understanding a
client's sustainability goals when looking for office space will help the interior designer
(A) determine if the project can be LEED certified
(B) review the energy conservation of the mechanical system
(C) determine if the building can be located in a brownfield site
(D) focus site analyses on features that support sustainable design
(C) lack of a sprinkler system - ANS What existing condition in a building would MOST affect
the cost of a new interior design?
(A) location of exits
(B) limited views and daylight
(C) lack of a sprinkler system
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