Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 13 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
2. 2.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
5. 5.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
9. 9.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
34. 34.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

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