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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 204 · 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.True or false: “no little feet” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  4. 4.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) quieter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) shorter
  5. 5.True or false: “plain letter ends” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔤 Easy or hard to read: all text in capitals? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  7. 7.True or false: a plain, clear font is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  9. 9.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) serifs (small feet) (b) colour (c) size (d) letters
  11. 11.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  12. 12.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  13. 13.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) points (pt) (c) degrees (d) litres
  14. 14.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  15. 15.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 72 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  16. 16.True or false: “easy to read on screens” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a classic, formal look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “like an old newspaper”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  19. 19.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  20. 20.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “plain letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  21. 21.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  22. 22.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  24. 24.🔤 Easy or hard to read: dark words, pale page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  25. 25.🔤 A fancy handwriting-style font works best for … (a) a long story (b) a timetable (c) small labels (d) a short title
  26. 26.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common on road signs”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  29. 29.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  31. 31.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  32. 32.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  33. 33.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  34. 34.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “clean, modern look”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  36. 36.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  37. 37.🔤 Text is set at 19 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  38. 38.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “common in printed books”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 18 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.True or false: “like an old newspaper” describes a serif font. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 0.25
  2. False
  3. 30
  4. harder to read
  5. False
  6. hard to read
  7. False
  8. easy to read
  9. False
  10. serifs (small feet)
  11. 1.5
  12. hard to read
  13. points (pt)
  14. 2
  15. 1
  16. True
  17. False
  18. serif
  19. 64
  20. sans-serif
  21. 1.75
  22. False
  23. easy to read
  24. easy to read
  25. a short title
  26. hard to read
  27. 20
  28. sans-serif
  29. True
  30. hard to read
  31. 1.25
  32. 72
  33. sans-serif
  34. True
  35. sans-serif
  36. 28
  37. 28.5
  38. serif
  39. 27
  40. True

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