KS1 Buildings | Types of Houses

Geography Quiz - Buildings - Types of Houses (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at the different types of houses found in the UK. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

Where do you live? Is it in a house, a flat or a bungalow? Everyone needs somewhere to live. Our home is where we sleep, eat and are looked after. There are lots of different types of houses and places to live. This quiz is about some of the different types of homes found in our country - the UK.

Which one of these do people live in?

[ ]	Shop
[ ]	House
[ ]	Factory
[ ]	Sports Hall

Maria lives in a large, tall building. Her home is on just one floor. What is it called?

[ ]	A flat
[ ]	A bungalow
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A palace

Gareth lives in a low building. All the main rooms are on just one floor. What is it called?

[ ]	A bungalow
[ ]	A penthouse
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A barn

Some houses have special names. Callum lives on a farm. His home is called a:

[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Barn
[ ]	Farmhouse
[ ]	Greenhouse

Some houses in villages and in the countryside have special names. Lucy lives in a small house in a village. It is called a:

[ ]	Mansion
[ ]	Maisonette
[ ]	Cottage
[ ]	Caravan

Some people live in a home on wheels. What is it called?

[ ]	Farmhouse
[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Bungalow
[ ]	Caravan

Sam’s house stands on its own. Sam lives in a ________ house.

[ ]	Terraced
[ ]	Detached
[ ]	Town
[ ]	Semi-detached

Tom’s house is one of a pair. The two houses are built together. Tom lives in a ___________ house.

[ ]	Semi-detached
[ ]	Terraced
[ ]	Detached
[ ]	Long

Ella lives in a row of houses on a street. Ella lives in a ________ house.

[ ]	Detached
[ ]	Semi-detached
[ ]	Terraced
[ ]	Long

10.

Ella lives in a terraced house. It has a garden at the front. Ella’s terraced house does not have a garden at the back. Instead Ella’s house has a ____ outside the back-door.

[ ]	Bedroom
[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Front-room
[ ]	Yard

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Geography Quiz - Buildings - Types of Houses (Answers)

Which one of these do people live in?

[ ]	Shop
[x]	House
[ ]	Factory
[ ]	Sports Hall

Houses can be lots of different sizes

Maria lives in a large, tall building. Her home is on just one floor. What is it called?

[x]	A flat
[ ]	A bungalow
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A palace

Flats are sometimes called apartments or maisonettes

Gareth lives in a low building. All the main rooms are on just one floor. What is it called?

[x]	A bungalow
[ ]	A penthouse
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A barn

Some bungalows do have an upstairs, with dormer windows in the roof

Some houses have special names. Callum lives on a farm. His home is called a:

[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Barn
[x]	Farmhouse
[ ]	Greenhouse

Does your home have a name or a number? What is it?

Some houses in villages and in the countryside have special names. Lucy lives in a small house in a village. It is called a:

[ ]	Mansion
[ ]	Maisonette
[x]	Cottage
[ ]	Caravan

Some cottages have a thatched roof made of straw

Some people live in a home on wheels. What is it called?

[ ]	Farmhouse
[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Bungalow
[x]	Caravan

Some homes look like caravans but they don’t have any wheels. They are called chalets

Sam’s house stands on its own. Sam lives in a ________ house.

[ ]	Terraced
[x]	Detached
[ ]	Town
[ ]	Semi-detached

Most detached houses have gardens around them

Tom’s house is one of a pair. The two houses are built together. Tom lives in a ___________ house.

[x]	Semi-detached
[ ]	Terraced
[ ]	Detached
[ ]	Long

Some bungalows stand on their own. They are detached. Some bungalows are built in pairs. They are semi-detached

Ella lives in a row of houses on a street. Ella lives in a ________ house.

[ ]	Detached
[ ]	Semi-detached
[x]	Terraced
[ ]	Long

Some terraced houses have a garden at the front

10.

Ella lives in a terraced house. It has a garden at the front. Ella’s terraced house does not have a garden at the back. Instead Ella’s house has a ____ outside the back-door.

[ ]	Bedroom
[ ]	Flat
[ ]	Front-room
[x]	Yard

Describe your home. What does it look like?