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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 165 · 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: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  9. 9.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  10. 10.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) litres (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  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.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  23. 23.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) harder to read
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) at least ten (c) none at all (d) a new one per word
  26. 26.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  29. 29.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  32. 32.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  34. 34.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) letters (d) serifs (small feet)
  36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. False
  2. serif
  3. 1.75
  4. 28.5
  5. serif
  6. 40
  7. False
  8. sans-serif
  9. 19.5
  10. points (pt)
  11. 18
  12. 22
  13. serif
  14. 0.5
  15. 64
  16. True
  17. hard to read
  18. hard to read
  19. easy to read
  20. sans-serif
  21. False
  22. 72
  23. harder to read
  24. 24
  25. two or three at most
  26. False
  27. False
  28. 1
  29. 33
  30. 1.5
  31. serif fonts
  32. False
  33. easy to read
  34. True
  35. serifs (small feet)
  36. a short title
  37. hard to read
  38. True
  39. sans-serif
  40. 15

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