Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 157 · 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.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) harder to read (c) shorter (d) easier to read
2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
3. 3.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
5. 5.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) size (d) letters
7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
8. 8.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
9. 9.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a long story (d) a timetable
12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
13. 13.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
16. 16.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
19. 19.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
21. 21.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
22. 22.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
26. 26.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
36. 36.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif

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