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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 133 · 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: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  4. 4.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. False
  2. sans-serif
  3. two or three at most
  4. True
  5. hard to read
  6. sans-serif
  7. True
  8. 48
  9. serif
  10. hard to read
  11. easy to read
  12. True
  13. 20
  14. 72
  15. 2
  16. False
  17. True
  18. sans-serif
  19. easy to read
  20. False
  21. sans-serif
  22. 44
  23. 48
  24. False
  25. 36
  26. False
  27. True
  28. hard to read
  29. 0.25
  30. serifs (small feet)
  31. 54
  32. points (pt)
  33. 36
  34. 32
  35. True
  36. hard to read
  37. 64
  38. serif fonts
  39. 1.25
  40. 1.75

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