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Graphic Design Worksheet: Fonts and Text

Animation and design lesson 12: Fonts and readable text · Set 207 · 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 14 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  2. 2.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “clean, modern look” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔤 Easy or hard to read: short lines of text? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny feet on letter ends” describes a sans-serif font. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “a classic, formal look”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  7. 7.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 18 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  8. 8.True or false: “no little feet” describes a sans-serif font. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔤 Fonts with small feet (strokes) on the letter ends are … (a) emoji (b) serif fonts (c) pixels (d) sans-serif fonts
  10. 10.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “no little feet”? (a) sans-serif (b) serif
  11. 11.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 4 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  12. 12.🔤 Body text is 14 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  13. 13.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “easy to read on screens”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  14. 14.🔤 Text is set at 8 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  15. 15.🔤 Body text is 10 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  16. 16.🔤 Body text is 18 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  17. 17.🔤 Easy or hard to read: space between lines? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read
  18. 18.🔤 “Sans” means “without”. A sans-serif font has no … (a) letters (b) size (c) colour (d) serifs (small feet)
  19. 19.🔤 Text is set at 20 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  20. 20.🔤 Font size is measured in … (a) kilograms (b) degrees (c) points (pt) (d) litres
  21. 21.True or false: lines squashed together is easy to read. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔤 Easy or hard to read: big enough letters? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  23. 23.True or false: “common in printed books” describes a serif font. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 90 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  25. 25.🔤 Text is set at 15 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  26. 26.🔤 How many different fonts should most posters use? (a) none at all (b) two or three at most (c) at least ten (d) a new one per word
  27. 27.🔤 Body text is 16 pt. The heading should be 2 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  28. 28.🔤 Writing a whole paragraph in CAPITALS makes it … (a) shorter (b) easier to read (c) harder to read (d) quieter
  29. 29.🔤 Easy or hard to read: fancy curly script? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  30. 30.🔤 Body text is 11 pt. The heading should be 3 times as big. What size is the heading (in pt)?
  31. 31.True or false: lines squashed together is hard to read. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 108 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  33. 33.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 144 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  34. 34.🔤 Text is set at 17 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  35. 35.🔤 Easy or hard to read: yellow words on white? (a) easy to read (b) hard to read
  36. 36.🔤 72 points (pt) make 1 inch. A poster title is 126 pt tall. How many inches is that? =
  37. 37.🔤 Serif or sans-serif: “tiny feet on letter ends”? (a) serif (b) sans-serif
  38. 38.True or false: all text in capitals is hard to read. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔤 Text is set at 21 pt. Comfortable line spacing is about 1.5 × the font size. What is that line spacing (in pt)? =
  40. 40.🔤 Easy or hard to read: six fonts on one page? (a) hard to read (b) easy to read

Answer key

  1. 42
  2. False
  3. True
  4. easy to read
  5. False
  6. serif
  7. 0.25
  8. True
  9. serif fonts
  10. sans-serif
  11. 44
  12. 28
  13. sans-serif
  14. 12
  15. 20
  16. 36
  17. easy to read
  18. serifs (small feet)
  19. 30
  20. points (pt)
  21. False
  22. easy to read
  23. True
  24. 1.25
  25. 22.5
  26. two or three at most
  27. 32
  28. harder to read
  29. hard to read
  30. 33
  31. True
  32. 1.5
  33. 2
  34. 25.5
  35. hard to read
  36. 1.75
  37. serif
  38. True
  39. 31.5
  40. hard to read

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