NCIDQ IDPX |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The construction fit out allowance provided to a tenant in an office building would be
defined in the...
a. BOMA standards
b. lease agreement
c. rental contract
d. work letter
CORRECT ANSWER
d. work letter
Question 2
An interior designer in calculating the lease area for an office occupying a portion of a high
rise building using the Building Ownders and Managers Association (BOMA) standard
ANSI/BOMAz65.1, Office Building: Standard Methods of Measurement. The exterior wall
includes 65% glass area. The designer should calculate the area of the interior space by
measuring to the...
a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall
CORRECT ANSWER
b. inside glass surface
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,Question 3
The use of particleboard as part of a construction detail should be carefully evaluated in
terms of the particleboards...
a. availability
b. permeability
c. strength
d. VOC content
CORRECT ANSWER
d. VOC content
Question 4
To determine the necessary rentable floor area for a project, the interior designer must
know which of the following (choose three)...
a. net assignable area
b. number of employees
c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
a. net assignable area
c. efficiency factor
f. rentable-usable ratio
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,Question 5
The initial determination of the area required for a clients program gives the...
a. gross area
b. net area
c. rentable area
d. usable area
CORRECT ANSWER
b. net area
Question 6
An interior designer has been hired to redesign a large Victorian house into a bed and
breakfast inn. During an initial interview, the client says that he wants to restore the
interior to an authentic Victorian look, as well as enlarge some of the bedrooms into suites
so that the inn will be the best in town. After hearing these comments, what should be the
designer's first course of action?
a. suggest that the client also retain an architect to determine the feasibility of enlarging
rooms and removing walls
b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate to
see if he can afford what he wants.
c. tell the client that he needs to define what he means by "the best in town" to give the
designer a more definite idea of how to proceed.
d. recommend to the client that field measurements of the house be conducted, and begin
research on authentic Victorian furnishings and finishes.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate to
see if he can afford what he wants.
Question 7
Who is responsible for determining the condition of an existing floor as part of a due
diligence investigation?
a. flooring subcontractor
b. general contractor
c. interior designer
d. structural engineer
CORRECT ANSWER
c. interior designer
Question 8
Due diligence requires the investigation and documentation of which of the following
(choose four)...
a. clients requirements for specialized spaces
b. adequacy of the existing mechanical and electrical systems
c. accuracy of any existing drawings of the space
d. structural capacity and existing means of egress in the building
e. elements related to the condition of the existing space
f. types of adjacent tenants and the spaces they occupy
CORRECT ANSWER
b. adequacy of the existing mechanical and electrical systems
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ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
The construction fit out allowance provided to a tenant in an office building would be
defined in the...
a. BOMA standards
b. lease agreement
c. rental contract
d. work letter
CORRECT ANSWER
d. work letter
Question 2
An interior designer in calculating the lease area for an office occupying a portion of a high
rise building using the Building Ownders and Managers Association (BOMA) standard
ANSI/BOMAz65.1, Office Building: Standard Methods of Measurement. The exterior wall
includes 65% glass area. The designer should calculate the area of the interior space by
measuring to the...
a. inside surface of the exterior wall
b. inside glass surface
c. outside glass surface
d. centerline of the exterior wall
CORRECT ANSWER
b. inside glass surface
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,Question 3
The use of particleboard as part of a construction detail should be carefully evaluated in
terms of the particleboards...
a. availability
b. permeability
c. strength
d. VOC content
CORRECT ANSWER
d. VOC content
Question 4
To determine the necessary rentable floor area for a project, the interior designer must
know which of the following (choose three)...
a. net assignable area
b. number of employees
c. efficiency factor
d. expected growth rate
e. corridor size and configuration
f. rentable-usable ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
a. net assignable area
c. efficiency factor
f. rentable-usable ratio
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,Question 5
The initial determination of the area required for a clients program gives the...
a. gross area
b. net area
c. rentable area
d. usable area
CORRECT ANSWER
b. net area
Question 6
An interior designer has been hired to redesign a large Victorian house into a bed and
breakfast inn. During an initial interview, the client says that he wants to restore the
interior to an authentic Victorian look, as well as enlarge some of the bedrooms into suites
so that the inn will be the best in town. After hearing these comments, what should be the
designer's first course of action?
a. suggest that the client also retain an architect to determine the feasibility of enlarging
rooms and removing walls
b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate to
see if he can afford what he wants.
c. tell the client that he needs to define what he means by "the best in town" to give the
designer a more definite idea of how to proceed.
d. recommend to the client that field measurements of the house be conducted, and begin
research on authentic Victorian furnishings and finishes.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, b. ask the client if he has a budget, and suggest conducting a preliminary cost estimate to
see if he can afford what he wants.
Question 7
Who is responsible for determining the condition of an existing floor as part of a due
diligence investigation?
a. flooring subcontractor
b. general contractor
c. interior designer
d. structural engineer
CORRECT ANSWER
c. interior designer
Question 8
Due diligence requires the investigation and documentation of which of the following
(choose four)...
a. clients requirements for specialized spaces
b. adequacy of the existing mechanical and electrical systems
c. accuracy of any existing drawings of the space
d. structural capacity and existing means of egress in the building
e. elements related to the condition of the existing space
f. types of adjacent tenants and the spaces they occupy
CORRECT ANSWER
b. adequacy of the existing mechanical and electrical systems
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