Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 10 · 40 questions

Creator's tip (Few fonts, big enough): Serif = small feet on letters; sans-serif = plain ends. Use one or two fonts. Heading = body size × times (12 pt × 3 = 36 pt). Line spacing ≈ 1.5 × font size; 72 pt = 1 inch.

1. 1.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
5. 5.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
7. 7.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
15. 15.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
27. 27.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
29. 29.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
33. 33.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
39. 39.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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