Consumer Studies Grade 11 Practice Exam

This question tests how interior spaces are organized on a floor plan. The main distinction is how open the layout is. An open floor plan combines living areas with few interior walls, creating one large, flexible space that flows from kitchen to dining to living areas. A closed floor plan uses walls to define separate rooms, giving distinct, private spaces for different functions. That contrast—openness versus separation—is why this is the best answer. The other options describe different ideas: single-story versus multi-story refers to how many levels the building has, not how the interior spaces are arranged; circular versus triangular focuses on shape, which isn’t the standard way floor plans are categorized; traditional versus contemporary speaks to style or aesthetic, not the layout of spaces within the plan.