Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 123 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
2. 2.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
4. 4.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
6. 6.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
10. 10.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
12. 12.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
13. 13.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters 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 15 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: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
21. 21.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
23. 23.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
25. 25.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) degrees (d) kilograms
28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
29. 29.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
32. 32.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
36. 36.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) two or three at most
37. 37.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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