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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 158 · 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: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  28. 28.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. 20
  4. easy to read
  5. hard to read
  6. serif
  7. 22.5
  8. 0.5
  9. 42
  10. 2
  11. sans-serif
  12. False
  13. serif fonts
  14. serif
  15. easy to read
  16. True
  17. True
  18. hard to read
  19. 0.25
  20. 31.5
  21. serif
  22. points (pt)
  23. sans-serif
  24. True
  25. 36
  26. serifs (small feet)
  27. sans-serif
  28. False
  29. sans-serif
  30. 64
  31. easy to read
  32. False
  33. 33
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 0.75
  37. True
  38. False
  39. 15
  40. easy to read

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