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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 112 · 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: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) small labels
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  17. 17.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) colour

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. serif fonts
  4. 1.25
  5. harder to read
  6. 33
  7. a short title
  8. 31.5
  9. serif
  10. 27
  11. 0.5
  12. 1
  13. 22
  14. True
  15. 12
  16. points (pt)
  17. False
  18. 0.75
  19. 25.5
  20. easy to read
  21. easy to read
  22. 30
  23. False
  24. 33
  25. True
  26. hard to read
  27. True
  28. serif
  29. serif
  30. sans-serif
  31. sans-serif
  32. 44
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 19.5
  36. serif
  37. False
  38. 72
  39. False
  40. serifs (small feet)

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