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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 126 · 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 sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  28. 28.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  29. 29.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  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: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 20
  3. True
  4. 36
  5. serif
  6. False
  7. serif
  8. serifs (small feet)
  9. hard to read
  10. False
  11. sans-serif
  12. False
  13. harder to read
  14. 0.5
  15. False
  16. 30
  17. True
  18. 22.5
  19. 25.5
  20. 1.75
  21. True
  22. True
  23. easy to read
  24. 36
  25. True
  26. True
  27. two or three at most
  28. a short title
  29. True
  30. 36
  31. serif fonts
  32. False
  33. sans-serif
  34. easy to read
  35. 19.5
  36. sans-serif
  37. 2
  38. 0.75
  39. False
  40. 30

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