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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 108 · 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.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) litres
  7. 7.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a timetable (d) a long story
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) colour (d) size
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  39. 39.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 0.25
  3. 25.5
  4. 1.25
  5. 42
  6. points (pt)
  7. False
  8. 44
  9. True
  10. a short title
  11. 0.5
  12. serifs (small feet)
  13. 15
  14. serif fonts
  15. easy to read
  16. sans-serif
  17. hard to read
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. 1.5
  22. 27
  23. 22
  24. 0.75
  25. serif
  26. sans-serif
  27. False
  28. hard to read
  29. sans-serif
  30. 30
  31. 20
  32. 1
  33. True
  34. serif
  35. hard to read
  36. False
  37. False
  38. two or three at most
  39. harder to read
  40. 48

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