Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 106 · 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 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
15. 15.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) sans-serif fonts (d) serif fonts
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
17. 17.🔤 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
18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
20. 20.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) a long story
23. 23.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) harder to read
26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
35. 35.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) degrees
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True

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