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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 142 · 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: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. False
  4. 20
  5. serif
  6. easy to read
  7. hard to read
  8. False
  9. True
  10. 1.25
  11. 22
  12. serif fonts
  13. 0.75
  14. 13.5
  15. 0.5
  16. 1.5
  17. 0.25
  18. True
  19. False
  20. 2
  21. 31.5
  22. easy to read
  23. serif
  24. sans-serif
  25. True
  26. True
  27. points (pt)
  28. 40
  29. 12
  30. True
  31. hard to read
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 54
  35. 19.5
  36. True
  37. 28
  38. hard to read
  39. sans-serif
  40. sans-serif

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