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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 152 · 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: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  3. 3.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) none at all (d) two or three at most
  4. 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. 1
  3. two or three at most
  4. harder to read
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. hard to read
  9. False
  10. True
  11. serif
  12. easy to read
  13. 0.75
  14. 1.25
  15. 27
  16. 36
  17. False
  18. True
  19. False
  20. 33
  21. True
  22. True
  23. True
  24. False
  25. 40
  26. 56
  27. True
  28. 28.5
  29. serif fonts
  30. easy to read
  31. points (pt)
  32. 2
  33. 16.5
  34. 28
  35. 24
  36. 0.5
  37. 54
  38. 0.25
  39. hard to read
  40. 24

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