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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 16 · 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: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  5. 5.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  17. 17.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels

Answer key

  1. False
  2. sans-serif
  3. False
  4. harder to read
  5. 24
  6. easy to read
  7. hard to read
  8. sans-serif
  9. 13.5
  10. False
  11. 18
  12. 19.5
  13. 31.5
  14. sans-serif
  15. points (pt)
  16. serif
  17. False
  18. 1.75
  19. False
  20. hard to read
  21. 22.5
  22. 2
  23. easy to read
  24. 24
  25. serif
  26. two or three at most
  27. 30
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. True
  32. 1.5
  33. True
  34. 1
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 40
  38. easy to read
  39. 16.5
  40. serif fonts

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