Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 164 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
10. 10.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
14. 14.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
15. 15.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) sans-serif fonts
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
20. 20.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
22. 22.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
23. 23.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
27. 27.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
28. 28.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
31. 31.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
35. 35.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a long story (d) a short title
37. 37.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
40. 40.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

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