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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 147 · 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: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. serif
  2. False
  3. False
  4. 64
  5. serif
  6. False
  7. 28
  8. sans-serif
  9. 13.5
  10. serif
  11. True
  12. a short title
  13. sans-serif
  14. True
  15. True
  16. False
  17. serif
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. 34.5
  20. hard to read
  21. 22.5
  22. sans-serif
  23. sans-serif
  24. False
  25. 20
  26. 27
  27. True
  28. hard to read
  29. 44
  30. 1
  31. True
  32. easy to read
  33. True
  34. 12
  35. True
  36. 1.75
  37. False
  38. False
  39. 30
  40. 0.25

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