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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 197 · 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.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  2. 2.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  5. 5.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 22 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  11. 11.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (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.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) degrees (b) litres (c) kilograms (d) points (pt)
  16. 16.True or false: a plain, clear font is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  18. 18.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “common on road signs” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  21. 21.🔤 Text is set at 11 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  25. 25.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  26. 26.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a timetable (c) a short title (d) a long story
  30. 30.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  32. 32.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) harder to read (c) easier to read (d) quieter
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) serifs (small feet) (d) colour
  35. 35.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  36. 36.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  40. 40.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?

Answer key

  1. easy to read
  2. 13.5
  3. 20
  4. 72
  5. False
  6. 1.25
  7. 33
  8. 31.5
  9. 0.75
  10. hard to read
  11. True
  12. 48
  13. 36
  14. 54
  15. points (pt)
  16. True
  17. 30
  18. True
  19. True
  20. serif
  21. 16.5
  22. 1.5
  23. False
  24. hard to read
  25. serif
  26. 36
  27. True
  28. serif
  29. a short title
  30. False
  31. easy to read
  32. harder to read
  33. sans-serif
  34. serifs (small feet)
  35. 1.75
  36. False
  37. hard to read
  38. sans-serif
  39. easy to read
  40. 22

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