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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 189 · 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: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  3. 3.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  7. 7.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  8. 8.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  9. 9.True or false: space between lines is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  18. 18.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  21. 21.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: space between lines is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 12 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) letters (c) size (d) colour
  30. 30.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) shorter (c) harder to read (d) easier to read
  32. 32.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: short lines of text is easy to read. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. 22
  3. hard to read
  4. 0.5
  5. False
  6. 42
  7. 40
  8. 64
  9. False
  10. easy to read
  11. easy to read
  12. 1.75
  13. serif
  14. 32
  15. True
  16. False
  17. 0.25
  18. False
  19. 19.5
  20. points (pt)
  21. False
  22. hard to read
  23. 13.5
  24. True
  25. 18
  26. sans-serif
  27. 30
  28. 33
  29. serifs (small feet)
  30. False
  31. harder to read
  32. hard to read
  33. 28
  34. False
  35. sans-serif
  36. 25.5
  37. 1.25
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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