Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 153 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
10. 10.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) pixels (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
12. 12.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
17. 17.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
18. 18.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
25. 25.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
27. 27.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
31. 31.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
36. 36.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

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