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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 130 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  5. 5.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) a long story
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) degrees
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) shorter
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 19.5
  2. hard to read
  3. serif
  4. sans-serif
  5. serifs (small feet)
  6. 0.5
  7. 0.25
  8. 33
  9. 22.5
  10. hard to read
  11. 16.5
  12. False
  13. a short title
  14. easy to read
  15. serif
  16. 25.5
  17. 42
  18. True
  19. easy to read
  20. 48
  21. hard to read
  22. 44
  23. False
  24. 56
  25. False
  26. False
  27. serif fonts
  28. points (pt)
  29. 30
  30. harder to read
  31. hard to read
  32. 28.5
  33. hard to read
  34. 31.5
  35. 12
  36. True
  37. False
  38. 2
  39. False
  40. sans-serif

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