Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 129 · 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: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
3. 3.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
7. 7.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
13. 13.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
17. 17.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
19. 19.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) easier to read (d) quieter
20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
29. 29.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
35. 35.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
38. 38.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
40. 40.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

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