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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 154 · 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.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a timetable
  21. 21.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. easy to read
  3. 25.5
  4. easy to read
  5. True
  6. True
  7. True
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. hard to read
  11. sans-serif
  12. easy to read
  13. points (pt)
  14. 12
  15. 72
  16. 1.25
  17. False
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a short title
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. 28
  25. False
  26. serifs (small feet)
  27. 1.5
  28. True
  29. sans-serif
  30. serif
  31. serif
  32. 2
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. True
  37. 33
  38. 24
  39. 32
  40. 19.5

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