At the Drawing Board

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Look at the office buildings and houses around you. Do you know how they developed as they did？ People called architects① designed② them. Architects think of how they want a building or house to look. Then they draw the plans to show every part of the building or house.

Architects draw their plans on paper and they also use computers. The plans are called a “blueprint③”， and it shows where the rooms， windows， doors， and stairs will be. The blueprint shows the size and shape of everything exactly as it will look.

A blueprint is like a map. People follow a map to get somewhere. Builders follow a blueprint to put a building together， so the blueprint must show the correct measurements④.

Architects also design bridges. And sometimes architects change buildings that are already standing. So architects need to learn a lot of different things. It takes a lot of training. But if you talk to architects， they will say it is worth⑤ it.

Answer the questions.

1. An architects plan is called a ____.

2. Which word in the third paragraph means “right”？

3. From the passage we learn that ____.

A. architects dont enjoy their work

B. architects must be very careful when making a blueprint

C. architects only need computers

D. architects often build bridges themselves

4. The passage is mainly about ____.

A. how to build a house                  B. how to use a map

C. an architects job                     D. how to use a computer

5. How is a blueprint like a map？

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