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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 14 · 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 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  4. 4.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) none at all
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  20. 20.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) size
  21. 21.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  27. 27.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  32. 32.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  33. 33.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 0.25
  2. 56
  3. serif fonts
  4. False
  5. harder to read
  6. sans-serif
  7. serif
  8. 40
  9. False
  10. False
  11. True
  12. two or three at most
  13. easy to read
  14. 32
  15. 42
  16. 25.5
  17. True
  18. False
  19. hard to read
  20. serifs (small feet)
  21. True
  22. 1.25
  23. 36
  24. True
  25. serif
  26. 1.5
  27. False
  28. 30
  29. 28.5
  30. False
  31. sans-serif
  32. a short title
  33. True
  34. False
  35. True
  36. False
  37. sans-serif
  38. True
  39. 1.75
  40. True

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