Graphic Design Worksheet: File Types and Copyright
Creator's tip (Right file, fair use): JPG: photos. PNG: transparent or sharp graphics. PDF: print and documents. GIF: short loops. MP4: video. Copyright: the maker owns the work. Use your own or free-to-use work, follow the licence, give credit. File sums: total MB = MB each × how many; how many fit = space ÷ MB each.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: a tiny looping animation is best saved as PDF. (a) False (b) True
- 2.©️ Is it fair to copy a design and call it your own? (a) Yes (b) No
- 3.True or false: to use free-to-use images is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 4.💾 Which file type suits a phone camera snapshot? (a) PNG (b) PDF (c) GIF (d) JPG
- 5.©️ You find a photo online. Can you use it however you like? (a) Yes (b) No
- 6.Which of these is best saved as MP4? (a) a transparent icon (b) a phone camera snapshot (c) a short looping cartoon (d) a 5-minute class video
- 7.True or false: to use music you made is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 8.©️ Which images are safest to use in a school project? (a) a film poster (b) your own or free-to-use (c) any online image (d) a shop’s logo
- 9.Which of these is best saved as JPG? (a) a see-through logo (b) a looping dance clip (c) a holiday photo (d) a poster to print
- 10.©️ OK or not OK: to follow the licence rules? (a) OK (b) not OK
- 11.True or false: to sell others’ photos is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 12.💾 Which file type suits a poster to print? (a) PNG (b) GIF (c) PDF (d) JPG
- 13.True or false: a sharp screenshot is best saved as PNG. (a) True (b) False
- 14.💾 Each photo is 4 MB. How many MB do 22 photos need?
- 15.💾 Which file type suits a transparent icon? (a) PNG (b) JPG (c) GIF (d) PDF
- 16.💾 Each photo is 8 MB. How many MB do 23 photos need?
- 17.💾 Which file type suits a worksheet to print? (a) PNG (b) MP4 (c) PDF (d) GIF
- 18.True or false: to crop out the credit is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these is best saved as MP4? (a) a poster to print (b) a looping dance clip (c) a video with sound (d) a holiday photo
- 20.True or false: to follow the licence rules is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: to use any song you like is not OK. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: to follow the licence rules is OK. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: to draw your own pictures is not OK. (a) True (b) False
- 24.©️ A licence on a picture tells you … (a) its colours (b) who bought it (c) its size (d) how you may use it
- 25.©️ What does giving credit mean? (a) hiding the name (b) naming who made it (c) paying a fine (d) making it bigger
- 26.True or false: a short looping cartoon is best saved as MP4. (a) False (b) True
- 27.Which of these is best saved as PNG? (a) a holiday photo (b) a poster to print (c) a short looping cartoon (d) a sharp screenshot
- 28.True or false: a 5-minute class video is best saved as GIF. (a) False (b) True
- 29.💾 Each photo is 7 MB. How many MB do 29 photos need?
- 30.Which of these is best saved as PDF? (a) a video with sound (b) a poster to print (c) a photo of a sunset (d) a phone camera snapshot
- 31.©️ OK or not OK: to use free-to-use images? (a) not OK (b) OK
- 32.💾 Which file type suits a short looping cartoon? (a) PNG (b) MP4 (c) JPG (d) GIF
- 33.True or false: to copy art as your own is not OK. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: to use your own photos is OK. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a looping dance clip is best saved as GIF. (a) False (b) True
- 36.©️ OK or not OK: to sell others’ photos? (a) OK (b) not OK
- 37.©️ OK or not OK: to copy a logo for a shop? (a) not OK (b) OK
- 38.💾 Which file type suits a looping dance clip? (a) GIF (b) JPG (c) PDF (d) MP4
- 39.💾 A memory card has 189 MB free. How many photos of 7 MB each fit on it?
- 40.©️ Who owns the copyright of a drawing you make yourself? (a) anyone who sees it (b) the internet (c) you, the creator (d) the paper shop
Answer key
- False
- No
- False
- JPG
- No
- a 5-minute class video
- False
- your own or free-to-use
- a holiday photo
- OK
- True
- True
- 88
- PNG
- 184
- True
- a video with sound
- False
- True
- True
- False
- how you may use it
- naming who made it
- False
- a sharp screenshot
- False
- 203
- a poster to print
- OK
- GIF
- True
- True
- True
- not OK
- not OK
- GIF
- 27
- you, the creator
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