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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 151 · 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: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  12. 12.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
  29. 29.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  30. 30.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  40. 40.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a short title
  3. 24
  4. 15
  5. 42
  6. 48
  7. easy to read
  8. True
  9. False
  10. 33
  11. sans-serif
  12. False
  13. 30
  14. 24
  15. 1.25
  16. 0.5
  17. False
  18. hard to read
  19. 36
  20. False
  21. easy to read
  22. sans-serif
  23. hard to read
  24. sans-serif
  25. hard to read
  26. 36
  27. serif
  28. points (pt)
  29. 0.75
  30. False
  31. True
  32. False
  33. serif fonts
  34. 32
  35. 18
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. serifs (small feet)
  40. False

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