Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 168 · 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.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
2. 2.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
3. 3.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
4. 4.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
6. 6.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) degrees (d) litres
7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
8. 8.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
13. 13.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
16. 16.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) letters (d) colour
19. 19.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
20. 20.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
22. 22.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
24. 24.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
25. 25.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
30. 30.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
32. 32.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
34. 34.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
40. 40.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False

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