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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 203 · 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 54 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  2. 2.🔤 Easy or hard to read: a plain, clear font? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  3. 3.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  5. 5.🔤 Text is set at 14 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: one or two fonts? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  7. 7.True or false: one or two fonts is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: dark words, pale page is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  10. 10.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  11. 11.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) sans-serif fonts (b) emoji (c) serif fonts (d) pixels
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: lines squashed together? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 36 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.True or false: fancy curly script is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔤 Text is set at 10 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) small labels (b) a short title (c) a timetable (d) a long story
  19. 19.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  20. 20.True or false: big enough letters is easy to read. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  22. 22.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  23. 23.🔤 Text is set at 24 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  24. 24.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  26. 26.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: tiny 6 pt letters is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  29. 29.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  30. 30.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  31. 31.🔤 Text is set at 9 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  32. 32.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  33. 33.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  34. 34.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) colour (c) serifs (small feet) (d) size
  35. 35.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  36. 36.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) harder to read (b) quieter (c) shorter (d) easier to read
  38. 38.🔤 Body text is 14 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 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  40. 40.True or false: six fonts on one page is easy to read. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. 0.75
  2. easy to read
  3. True
  4. 1.75
  5. 21
  6. easy to read
  7. False
  8. False
  9. 1.5
  10. 2
  11. serif fonts
  12. hard to read
  13. serif
  14. 0.5
  15. True
  16. 15
  17. easy to read
  18. a short title
  19. 1
  20. True
  21. 56
  22. 1.25
  23. 36
  24. False
  25. hard to read
  26. False
  27. True
  28. 20
  29. 72
  30. 22.5
  31. 13.5
  32. sans-serif
  33. 12
  34. serifs (small feet)
  35. 31.5
  36. False
  37. harder to read
  38. 28
  39. 0.25
  40. False

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