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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 162 · 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: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  3. 3.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 17 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 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) pixels
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. True
  2. hard to read
  3. True
  4. easy to read
  5. sans-serif
  6. True
  7. 25.5
  8. 1.5
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. False
  14. sans-serif
  15. hard to read
  16. True
  17. easy to read
  18. 19.5
  19. 36
  20. 24
  21. True
  22. False
  23. 42
  24. hard to read
  25. False
  26. True
  27. 18
  28. False
  29. serif
  30. hard to read
  31. 0.75
  32. 54
  33. 22
  34. harder to read
  35. 30
  36. 1
  37. serif fonts
  38. 21
  39. 36
  40. serif

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