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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 185 · 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.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) serif fonts (b) emoji (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) degrees
  8. 8.True or false: yellow words on white is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  16. 16.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  19. 19.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  21. 21.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) a short title (c) small labels (d) a long story
  22. 22.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  26. 26.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  28. 28.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) two or three at most
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  37. 37.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =

Answer key

  1. 64
  2. serif fonts
  3. serif
  4. 36
  5. 0.5
  6. False
  7. points (pt)
  8. False
  9. serif
  10. True
  11. sans-serif
  12. False
  13. 72
  14. 40
  15. easy to read
  16. False
  17. easy to read
  18. 22
  19. True
  20. 18
  21. a short title
  22. False
  23. 1
  24. easy to read
  25. hard to read
  26. False
  27. 1.25
  28. two or three at most
  29. easy to read
  30. 20
  31. True
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. hard to read
  36. hard to read
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 12

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