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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 107 · 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.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  19. 19.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 20
  2. 32
  3. True
  4. serif
  5. 33
  6. 21
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. 2
  11. serifs (small feet)
  12. hard to read
  13. 0.75
  14. False
  15. 1.25
  16. 18
  17. easy to read
  18. sans-serif
  19. points (pt)
  20. 72
  21. True
  22. hard to read
  23. True
  24. False
  25. serif
  26. 36
  27. False
  28. 44
  29. False
  30. harder to read
  31. False
  32. a short title
  33. 19.5
  34. 1.5
  35. False
  36. 27
  37. 31.5
  38. False
  39. serif
  40. serif

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