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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 163 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  2. 2.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  11. 11.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  14. 14.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  21. 21.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) harder to read
  29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) degrees
  33. 33.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =

Answer key

  1. sans-serif
  2. True
  3. easy to read
  4. 24
  5. 31.5
  6. True
  7. hard to read
  8. 30
  9. serif
  10. a short title
  11. True
  12. 24
  13. easy to read
  14. False
  15. 1.75
  16. False
  17. 21
  18. True
  19. True
  20. 0.5
  21. False
  22. easy to read
  23. sans-serif
  24. sans-serif
  25. 1
  26. False
  27. 32
  28. harder to read
  29. serif fonts
  30. hard to read
  31. True
  32. points (pt)
  33. True
  34. serifs (small feet)
  35. 1.5
  36. hard to read
  37. hard to read
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 0.75

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