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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 191 · 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.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  6. 6.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  11. 11.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  19. 19.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) size (c) letters (d) colour
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  26. 26.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) degrees
  27. 27.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) pixels (c) emoji (d) serif fonts
  29. 29.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  32. 32.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: dark words, pale page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  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: space between lines is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. 16.5
  2. False
  3. a short title
  4. 0.5
  5. 1.5
  6. 48
  7. True
  8. 0.25
  9. sans-serif
  10. hard to read
  11. serif
  12. 28
  13. hard to read
  14. 31.5
  15. True
  16. serif
  17. hard to read
  18. hard to read
  19. serifs (small feet)
  20. serif
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. 24
  25. 42
  26. points (pt)
  27. True
  28. serif fonts
  29. False
  30. True
  31. 40
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. 20
  36. 0.75
  37. 1.25
  38. True
  39. serif
  40. 33

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