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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 181 · 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 easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  35. 35.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a timetable
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. serifs (small feet)
  3. hard to read
  4. False
  5. False
  6. 32
  7. True
  8. 22.5
  9. False
  10. True
  11. 13.5
  12. 36
  13. 16.5
  14. 1.5
  15. sans-serif
  16. hard to read
  17. 2
  18. 24
  19. 0.5
  20. easy to read
  21. serif
  22. 25.5
  23. 30
  24. True
  25. False
  26. serif
  27. 28.5
  28. True
  29. 36
  30. 30
  31. True
  32. easy to read
  33. False
  34. 1.25
  35. a short title
  36. sans-serif
  37. 15
  38. False
  39. True
  40. False

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