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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 146 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) easier to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  8. 8.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) litres
  9. 9.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  24. 24.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. False
  3. harder to read
  4. 1.25
  5. 24
  6. easy to read
  7. serif
  8. points (pt)
  9. True
  10. True
  11. sans-serif
  12. True
  13. True
  14. True
  15. two or three at most
  16. 72
  17. serif
  18. False
  19. False
  20. hard to read
  21. hard to read
  22. 1
  23. serif fonts
  24. True
  25. 30
  26. 32
  27. 36
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. 64
  33. sans-serif
  34. 22.5
  35. hard to read
  36. False
  37. 48
  38. False
  39. 27
  40. 12

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