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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 186 · 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 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  10. 10.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.True or false: one or two fonts is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  23. 23.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  25. 25.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) serif fonts (c) sans-serif fonts (d) emoji
  26. 26.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  27. 27.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  30. 30.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  35. 35.True or false: fancy curly script is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  39. 39.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 13.5
  3. 20
  4. 12
  5. False
  6. 72
  7. serif
  8. True
  9. hard to read
  10. False
  11. easy to read
  12. 30
  13. 40
  14. 42
  15. 22
  16. 27
  17. True
  18. 1.75
  19. True
  20. sans-serif
  21. 1.5
  22. sans-serif
  23. False
  24. 19.5
  25. serif fonts
  26. harder to read
  27. 33
  28. hard to read
  29. easy to read
  30. False
  31. True
  32. 0.5
  33. False
  34. 30
  35. False
  36. serif
  37. easy to read
  38. hard to read
  39. 1.25
  40. False

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