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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 202 · 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.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) size (b) serifs (small feet) (c) colour (d) letters
  3. 3.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  4. 4.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  5. 5.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  6. 6.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  7. 7.🔤 Text is set at 16 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  8. 8.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) two or three at most (b) none at all (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  9. 9.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 12 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  15. 15.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  16. 16.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: tiny 6 pt letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) pixels (b) sans-serif fonts (c) serif fonts (d) emoji
  20. 20.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  21. 21.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  22. 22.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) small labels
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) points (pt) (b) degrees (c) litres (d) kilograms
  28. 28.True or false: yellow words on white is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  31. 31.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  35. 35.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  38. 38.🔤 Text is set at 13 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  39. 39.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. serifs (small feet)
  3. serif
  4. 36
  5. serif
  6. 12
  7. 24
  8. two or three at most
  9. sans-serif
  10. 0.25
  11. 24
  12. hard to read
  13. True
  14. 36
  15. 15
  16. hard to read
  17. hard to read
  18. serif
  19. serif fonts
  20. 33
  21. sans-serif
  22. a short title
  23. 30
  24. 20
  25. hard to read
  26. False
  27. points (pt)
  28. True
  29. True
  30. 0.5
  31. False
  32. sans-serif
  33. 1.5
  34. easy to read
  35. 32
  36. 22
  37. 2
  38. 19.5
  39. sans-serif
  40. hard to read

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