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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 128 · 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: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  20. 20.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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)? =

Answer key

  1. True
  2. easy to read
  3. sans-serif
  4. serif
  5. True
  6. 33
  7. False
  8. 20
  9. serifs (small feet)
  10. 28.5
  11. easy to read
  12. serif fonts
  13. True
  14. 54
  15. 1
  16. False
  17. 2
  18. 28
  19. two or three at most
  20. True
  21. sans-serif
  22. serif
  23. 0.5
  24. 36
  25. True
  26. hard to read
  27. serif
  28. easy to read
  29. 42
  30. 1.25
  31. True
  32. 19.5
  33. 16.5
  34. sans-serif
  35. 0.25
  36. True
  37. 44
  38. serif
  39. 0.75
  40. 12

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