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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 179 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) litres (d) kilograms
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) harder to read
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  29. 29.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  32. 32.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  39. 39.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. True
  3. sans-serif
  4. 30
  5. two or three at most
  6. sans-serif
  7. 32
  8. hard to read
  9. easy to read
  10. hard to read
  11. points (pt)
  12. 40
  13. True
  14. hard to read
  15. 12
  16. 1.25
  17. harder to read
  18. 21
  19. 22.5
  20. 15
  21. False
  22. serif
  23. 19.5
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. hard to read
  29. serif fonts
  30. 54
  31. sans-serif
  32. 24
  33. 16.5
  34. 36
  35. False
  36. 27
  37. easy to read
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. False

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