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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 159 · 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.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) sans-serif fonts (c) pixels (d) serif fonts
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  6. 6.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a long story (d) a short title
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) two or three at most (c) none at all (d) at least ten
  18. 18.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  26. 26.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) degrees
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  34. 34.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. serif fonts
  2. 28
  3. 31.5
  4. 22
  5. harder to read
  6. False
  7. 40
  8. serif
  9. sans-serif
  10. a short title
  11. hard to read
  12. 20
  13. serif
  14. True
  15. serif
  16. False
  17. two or three at most
  18. True
  19. hard to read
  20. 25.5
  21. 33
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 24
  25. serifs (small feet)
  26. True
  27. serif
  28. points (pt)
  29. 24
  30. easy to read
  31. 42
  32. 18
  33. hard to read
  34. False
  35. sans-serif
  36. sans-serif
  37. 33
  38. True
  39. hard to read
  40. 1.75

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