Which term identifies an internal wall that separates one room from another?

• A. Partition wall
• B. Curtain wall
• C. Shear wall
• D. Stud wall

Answer: (A)

The wall that separates one room from another is a partition wall. It’s the interior wall used to divide spaces and define rooms, typically non-load-bearing so it doesn’t carry structural loads. Curtain walls are exterior facades made largely of glass and metal framing, not interior divisions. Shear walls are structural walls designed to resist lateral forces like wind or earthquakes, and they can be interior or exterior but their purpose is stability, not simply dividing spaces. A stud wall describes the construction method for many partition walls, using a frame of studs, but the general term for a wall that separates rooms is partition wall.