Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 113 · 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.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
12. 12.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
13. 13.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
16. 16.🔤 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
17. 17.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
19. 19.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
20. 20.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
23. 23.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) size
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
30. 30.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) emoji
32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
34. 34.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: fancy curly script is hard 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

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