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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 148 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) quieter
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) a new one per word (d) at least ten
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. serif
  3. harder to read
  4. 48
  5. False
  6. two or three at most
  7. 15
  8. easy to read
  9. serif
  10. True
  11. 25.5
  12. 40
  13. False
  14. 2
  15. 18
  16. 1
  17. False
  18. hard to read
  19. False
  20. sans-serif
  21. serif fonts
  22. sans-serif
  23. serifs (small feet)
  24. 1.75
  25. 30
  26. easy to read
  27. 0.5
  28. False
  29. 28
  30. sans-serif
  31. hard to read
  32. True
  33. False
  34. sans-serif
  35. easy to read
  36. False
  37. 0.25
  38. 36
  39. 33
  40. hard to read

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