Quiz 3 misleading and questions containing “which are not” selections
I am enjoying the PA bundle. However for Quiz 3 I found a mistake in one question. It says all building short sides are parallel to the main street which confused people the short sides are used for front setback, but in the answer, all long sides are used for front setback cal. The other I would say is no question should be asked ” which are not” according to NCARB. Improvement could be made.
Hi!
Thanks for your review. I am glad to hear you enjoy the questions.
When two lines are parallel to each other, that means they don’t touch each other no matter how far they extend. The main road being parallel to the short side of the lot means the short side of the lot and the main road lines are parallel, and the long side of the lot is vertical to the main road lines. I included a visual to the feedback on this question and emailed it to you as well. Unfortunately, I couldn’t attach a visual here.
For your second point, yes, NCARB does not ask “which are not” type questions, but the point of my questions/materials is not to mimic NCARB. I rather try to teach the content because NCARB constantly changes the questions, and in my opinion, your best bet to pass these exams is actually learning the content. So, every now and then, when I feel like it is absolutely necessary, I ask these types of questions because I can’t find a better way to teach that content. If I do, I will add those questions too:))
Best of luck! Hope you successfully complete your exams!