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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 109 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
  15. 15.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a timetable
  16. 16.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) litres (d) kilograms
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. serif
  3. 1.75
  4. True
  5. 1.25
  6. False
  7. True
  8. 28
  9. True
  10. 44
  11. False
  12. 56
  13. 15
  14. serif fonts
  15. a short title
  16. harder to read
  17. True
  18. False
  19. 1
  20. 0.25
  21. easy to read
  22. easy to read
  23. sans-serif
  24. points (pt)
  25. 0.5
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 22.5
  29. 21
  30. sans-serif
  31. hard to read
  32. two or three at most
  33. False
  34. easy to read
  35. True
  36. True
  37. True
  38. sans-serif
  39. False
  40. 36

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