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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 134 · 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: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) degrees
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) a new one per word (d) none at all
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 25.5
  3. True
  4. 48
  5. False
  6. 13.5
  7. hard to read
  8. 31.5
  9. 1
  10. True
  11. easy to read
  12. 1.5
  13. False
  14. serif
  15. 33
  16. sans-serif
  17. points (pt)
  18. 42
  19. serif
  20. False
  21. 0.25
  22. easy to read
  23. hard to read
  24. True
  25. serif
  26. 28
  27. True
  28. serif fonts
  29. sans-serif
  30. False
  31. 48
  32. 24
  33. 22
  34. False
  35. False
  36. False
  37. False
  38. 1.75
  39. two or three at most
  40. 20

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