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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 194 · 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 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  2. 2.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  3. 3.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  4. 4.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  8. 8.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  9. 9.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  13. 13.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  15. 15.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) letters (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  17. 17.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) kilograms (c) litres (d) points (pt)
  18. 18.True or false: big enough letters is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  21. 21.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  22. 22.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  23. 23.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: short lines of text is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: six fonts on one page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) quieter (d) easier to read
  35. 35.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a short title (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a long story
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  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: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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