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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 124 · 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: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) degrees (d) points (pt)
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  35. 35.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. easy to read
  4. serifs (small feet)
  5. 25.5
  6. False
  7. hard to read
  8. sans-serif
  9. True
  10. sans-serif
  11. easy to read
  12. hard to read
  13. 64
  14. 0.75
  15. 1
  16. False
  17. 0.25
  18. hard to read
  19. False
  20. 1.5
  21. 13.5
  22. 15
  23. points (pt)
  24. 42
  25. hard to read
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 0.5
  29. easy to read
  30. 48
  31. serif
  32. 2
  33. sans-serif
  34. easy to read
  35. True
  36. 31.5
  37. serif
  38. 36
  39. False
  40. False

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