Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 180 · 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) harder to read (b) quieter (c) easier to read (d) shorter
2. 2.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
3. 3.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
6. 6.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
8. 8.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
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.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
14. 14.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
17. 17.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
19. 19.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) sans-serif fonts
21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
22. 22.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
25. 25.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
27. 27.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
29. 29.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
31. 31.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
33. 33.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
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: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
37. 37.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
38. 38.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

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