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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 100 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  24. 24.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. hard to read
  2. False
  3. 13.5
  4. False
  5. 22
  6. 24
  7. serif
  8. 25.5
  9. easy to read
  10. sans-serif
  11. 18
  12. sans-serif
  13. False
  14. False
  15. hard to read
  16. 1.25
  17. a short title
  18. 44
  19. 28.5
  20. serif fonts
  21. 19.5
  22. True
  23. serifs (small feet)
  24. False
  25. True
  26. False
  27. easy to read
  28. serif
  29. True
  30. True
  31. 33
  32. 48
  33. 21
  34. 27
  35. True
  36. harder to read
  37. 24
  38. easy to read
  39. 1
  40. sans-serif

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