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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 171 · 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: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) at least ten (b) a new one per word (c) two or three at most (d) none at all
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  29. 29.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  36. 36.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 27
  3. False
  4. easy to read
  5. two or three at most
  6. 64
  7. 0.75
  8. True
  9. easy to read
  10. 72
  11. 48
  12. False
  13. 33
  14. hard to read
  15. 31.5
  16. sans-serif
  17. 22.5
  18. 54
  19. sans-serif
  20. sans-serif
  21. True
  22. True
  23. hard to read
  24. 0.5
  25. 1.75
  26. 44
  27. 12
  28. points (pt)
  29. False
  30. 2
  31. harder to read
  32. sans-serif
  33. 40
  34. False
  35. easy to read
  36. False
  37. sans-serif
  38. 22
  39. serifs (small feet)
  40. 36

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