Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 145 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
7. 7.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
9. 9.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
19. 19.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
24. 24.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
25. 25.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
28. 28.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
30. 30.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a long story (c) a timetable (d) small labels
31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
38. 38.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

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