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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 193 · 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.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  7. 7.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  8. 8.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  10. 10.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) shorter (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  11. 11.True or false: all text in capitals is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) colour (b) serifs (small feet) (c) size (d) letters
  13. 13.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  15. 15.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) a new one per word (b) none at all (c) two or three at most (d) at least ten
  17. 17.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  19. 19.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  26. 26.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  27. 27.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  29. 29.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) points (pt) (c) kilograms (d) litres
  30. 30.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  34. 34.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 23 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  39. 39.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read

Answer key

  1. 0.25
  2. easy to read
  3. 0.5
  4. sans-serif
  5. easy to read
  6. serif
  7. sans-serif
  8. False
  9. serif fonts
  10. harder to read
  11. False
  12. serifs (small feet)
  13. 36
  14. easy to read
  15. True
  16. two or three at most
  17. False
  18. 0.75
  19. serif
  20. 64
  21. 1.5
  22. hard to read
  23. sans-serif
  24. 33
  25. serif
  26. 48
  27. False
  28. hard to read
  29. points (pt)
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 48
  34. sans-serif
  35. 20
  36. serif
  37. 34.5
  38. 44
  39. 42
  40. hard to read

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