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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 138 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) kilograms
  7. 7.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  13. 13.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) sans-serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 9 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 1.5
  2. 36
  3. 0.75
  4. serifs (small feet)
  5. sans-serif
  6. points (pt)
  7. True
  8. 1.25
  9. True
  10. True
  11. True
  12. hard to read
  13. serif fonts
  14. 22
  15. True
  16. 0.25
  17. easy to read
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 32
  21. easy to read
  22. hard to read
  23. easy to read
  24. hard to read
  25. 48
  26. True
  27. two or three at most
  28. easy to read
  29. False
  30. 1
  31. serif
  32. 19.5
  33. True
  34. harder to read
  35. 13.5
  36. True
  37. serif
  38. hard to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. True

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