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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 187 · 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 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) letters
  7. 7.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) easier to read (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  11. 11.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 18 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 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  17. 17.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  18. 18.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  29. 29.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) litres (c) points (pt) (d) degrees
  30. 30.🔤 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
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) serif fonts (c) emoji (d) pixels
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a timetable (b) small labels (c) a short title (d) a long story
  40. 40.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif

Answer key

  1. 24
  2. False
  3. 72
  4. sans-serif
  5. 16.5
  6. serifs (small feet)
  7. False
  8. 21
  9. sans-serif
  10. harder to read
  11. True
  12. 48
  13. easy to read
  14. 48
  15. 27
  16. 1
  17. 20
  18. True
  19. 44
  20. True
  21. False
  22. hard to read
  23. serif
  24. hard to read
  25. sans-serif
  26. serif
  27. True
  28. 34.5
  29. points (pt)
  30. two or three at most
  31. 22.5
  32. 1.75
  33. serif
  34. serif fonts
  35. 1.25
  36. True
  37. True
  38. 30
  39. a short title
  40. sans-serif

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